 He traveled thousands of miles on foot and by boat on itineraries where he would preach and sell Bibles and gospel tracts on the road.He also helped to train other missionaries in this method of itinerant evangelism.He worked at many of the large missionary stations and outstations in Nanjing, Lu Hoh, Wuhu, ChuCheu, Wu Wei Cheu, and Fung-yang-fu and occasionally encountered hostility and persecution.