moreton gave several lectures when he returned to england, which were published in 1863 under the title "life and work in newfoundland; reminiscences of thirteen years spent there" (london). the book gives a detailed account of his life as a missionary as well as valuable descriptions of society in newfoundland outports during that time. the people of greenspond had built a church and afterwards voted as to whether it should be methodist or anglican. moreton was constantly on the move. he describes visiting settlements during the winter, when the fishermen lived in tilts in the woods, and he often slept on logs near the fire. he raised money to build a new church on pinchard's island and to pay lay readers in the mission. he often wrote letters for the illiterate, who made up the great majority of his parishioners: he records that “of 334 persons married in seven years previous to september, 1856, only 49 could write their names.” apart from the merchants’ agents, the collector of customs, the doctor, and the schoolmaster, the inhabitants of the greenspond area were fishermen. most were of english origin, settlers or descendants of settlers from hampshire and dorset.