25 Facts About Alfred Saker

Alfred Saker was a British Baptist missionary of the Baptist Missionary Society.

Alfred Saker wished to be known under no other designation than a "Missionary to Africa".

Alfred Saker was a leader of the early British Baptist missionaries that established churches on Fernando Po Island and Cameroon.

Alfred Saker's father was a millwright and engineer, and the parent of a large family of children, many of whom died in infancy.

Alfred Saker later entered his father's workshop, carrying with him a thirst for knowledge, study and books.

Alfred Saker assisted in the choir, and as his gifts drew attention, he was prompt to exercise them in the cottages and hamlets around.

Alfred Saker took an active part in every good work.

Alfred Saker's evenings were either given to self-improvement or he would go to some member's house, where a few lowly people were gathered for converse and prayer.

The death of his father, in 1838, led Saker to seek employment elsewhere.

Alfred Saker applied at various dockyards, and was appointed in Devonport, preparing drawings for the Admiralty.

Alfred Saker owed much to his highly esteemed pastor, the Rev Thos.

Alfred Saker purchased a tract of land on the coast from the Bimbia chief, and mapped out the new colony of Victoria.

Alfred Saker induced the people to labor with something like regularity in agriculture, introducing various plants, such as bread-fruit, mangoes, oranges, and other fruits and vegetables for daily sustenance.

Alfred Saker taught his converts the industrial arts, and soon found himself surrounded by artisans of all sorts, carpenters, smiths, bricklayers, etc.

In 1858, the Spanish authorities expelled the Protestant missionaries from Fernando Po and Alfred Saker returned to the mainland with a group of liberated slaves, and bought a large tract of land from King William of Bimbia.

One of the fascinating things in the work of Alfred Saker was working with people from Jamaica.

Alfred Saker had a talent for learning languages and within a short time he preached in Isubu and Douala.

Alfred Saker died on the way to Jamaica in the year 1849.

Alfred Saker left Cameroon in 1888 and until his death he lived in England.

Alfred Saker has been supported during his mission by his wife and kids.

Alfred Saker first went to Africa in 1844 as part of a missionary team on the island of Fernando Po.

Alfred Saker was, in the opinion of David Livingstone, the most important English missionary in West Africa.

Alfred Saker envisioned great possibilities and tried to convince the English government to make this area a Crown Colony.

Alfred Saker established his first missionary station on the continent near present-day Douala, Cameroon, in 1845.

Alfred Saker founded the city of Victoria, Cameroon, and translated the Bible into Douala, the local language.