 His father was a catechist of the Church Missionary Society who assisted Ajayi Crowther in translating the Bible to Yoruba.In 1850, his father moved to the Yoruba mission in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and the family went along with him.In 1861, the young King was recommended by Henry Venn as one of the four students to be trained at a Church Mission Society (CMS) pre-medical training program under Dr A.