By the time he had to leave the Gilbert Islands in 1865 because of his deteriorating health, he not only had given the Gilbertese language a written form but had also translated the books of Matthew and John into Gilbertese.
فحين اضطر الى مغادرة جزر جيلبرت عام ١٨٦٥ بسبب تدهور صحته ،‏ كان قد ابتكر طريقة لكتابة اللغة الجيلبرتية وترجم ايضا انجيلَي متى ويوحنا بتلك اللغة .‏