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The pioneer Christian missionary to the Yoruba was the Rev. Henry Townsend, who reached Abẹ́òkúta in 1843 with his Sierra Leonean interpreter Andrew Wilhelm Desalu and was given a cordial welcome by Chief Sodeke of the Ẹgba.
“It was just about this time (A.D. 1843) that the Missionaries of the C.M.S. arrived at Abeokuta for inspection with a view to carrying on mission work in this country. The pioneer was the Rev. Henry Townsend a European missionary, with Mr. Andrew Wilhelm Desalu his interpreter, both from Sierra Leone. They met Chief Sodeke the Balogun of Itoku and leader of the Egbas to Abeokuta who received them with a cordial welcome. Mr. Townsend left Abeokuta after a short stay with a pro …”
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