The only tools that these missionaries had in their possession for getting acquainted with the original Bible languages were a Greek - English dictionary and a Bible with a Hebrew dictionary.
सरतेशेवटी, डफ ताहितीला पोचले आणि मार्च ७, १७९७ रोजी मिशनऱ्‍यांनी तेथील जमिनीवर पाय ठेवले.