8 3 3 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁pione ering ▁mission ary ▁Robert ▁Mor r ison ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁and ▁E lij ah ▁Br id g man , ▁who ▁had ▁arrived ▁only ▁three ▁years ▁ahead ▁of ▁Williams , ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁mission aries ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁He ▁assist ed ▁Br id g man ▁in ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁Chinese ▁Ch rest om ath y ▁in ▁the ▁C anton ▁Dia lect , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁and ▁Walter ▁Med h urst ▁in ▁comple ting ▁his ▁English - Ch inese ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁two ▁early ▁works ▁of ▁Chinese ▁lex ic ography . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁he ▁sa iled ▁on ▁the ▁Mor r ison ▁to ▁Japan . ▁Official ly ▁this ▁trip ▁was ▁to ▁return ▁some ▁str and ed ▁Japanese ▁sail ors , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁open ▁Japan ▁to ▁American ▁trade . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁Williams ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Wal worth . ▁From ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁Williams ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Chinese ▁Re pository , ▁a ▁leading ▁Western ▁journal ▁published ▁in ▁China . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁Com mod ore ▁Matthew ▁Cal bra ith ▁Perry ' s ▁expedition ▁to ▁Japan ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁interpreter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Williams ▁was ▁appointed