Odille waded into the doctrinal rivalry between Duncan and his Anglican bishop William Ridley by translating (against Duncan's instincts) sections of the New testament and prayer book into the Tsimshian language, Sm'algyax.
Odille intervened in the theological dispute between Duncan and his Anglican bishop William Ridley by translating (contrary to Duncan's wishes) parts of the New Testament and prayer book into the Tsimshian language, Sm'algyax.