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65the first English missionary in Manipur State, spent threeyears at Cachar in Assam before he entered Manipur in 1894.While living in Cachar from 1891 to 1893 he had learned theManipuri language and its script. Rev. Willia m Pettigre wwas an Anglican who came under the sponsorship of the ArthingtonMission and was only twenty years of age when hecame to Assam in 1891.The then acting political agent, Major Wood, invitedPettigrew to come to Imphal to preach the Gospel to allclasses of people,thus fulfilling his long postponed desireto enter the State of Manipur.Pettigrew arrived at Imphalon February 6,1894 full of hope and ambition for the Lord'swork.Pettigre w had already faced the problem of crossculturalcom munication.He had prepared himself for thetask by mastering Bengali and Meitei along with theirscript.Most pioneering missionary work began with educationas a means of communicating the Gospel and preparingpeople to respond to the Gospel.So Pettigre w's method wasnot exceptional.Different Missionary ApproachesSchoolsAs soon as he reached Imphal, Pettigrew made thenecessary preparations for advancing education and literacya mong the Meitei people.Educating the people was his toppriority in order to reach the people with the Good News.Pettigrew opened primary school for which he wrote a Manipuriprimer, aManipuri grammar, and an English-Bengalee-