He left for Ottoman Palestine under the CMS in 1851.[3] His wife died in Nazareth on October 10, 1851.[4] He ministered in Nazareth until 1855 and then in Jerusalem for some 22 years; and also travelled into Jordan.[5] During his time in Palestine he worked with John Zeller and Samuel Gobat, among others. While in the Galilee he served at Christ Church, Nazareth. He left for Germany around 1877 and engaged in Arabic translation.