He was reassigned in 1835 to Portugal and Spain, “to ascertain how far the minds of the people were prepared to receive the truths of Christianity, ” as he later put it.
ثم عُيِّن سنة ١٨٣٥ في الپرتغال وإسپانيا « لمعرفة مدى استعداد الناس هناك لقبول حقائق الدين المسيحي » ،‏ على حدّ تعبيره .‏