[1] He was ordained at Preston Hollow, N.Y., August 27, 1846, having previously received an appointment as a missionary to China.
Having acquired the language, he was able to preach to the natives and converse with them on religious subjects.
The next year he wrote, "My notes on the First Epistle to the Corinthians have been completed and put to press.
At the communion season, about three months ago, I baptized five persons, three men and two women, and I have at present several applicants."
He had charge of two chapels in Ningbo, aided in his work by three native preachers.