 In Charleston African-American lawyer Alonzo Twine converted, the first Baháʼí of South Carolina, even though Gregory's stay was short and he did not return to Charleston for some years.In the meantime, unbeknownst to Gregory, Twine was committed to a mental institution by his mother and family priest where he died a few years later - still handing out Baháʼí pamphlets he made himself.Gregory also began to participate more in the early Baháʼí administration.