Until the 1880s, American missionaries working under the auspices of the British Foreign Office were primarily required to mingle with the local population and gain knowledge.
Their primary objective was to determine the religious status of the people, to obtain information about the clergy (their number, level of knowledge, educational background, etc.), to assess the educational and training status of the country, and to assess the morale of the people.
After these were completed, the necessary work would be determined.
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Another task demanded of them was to ensure the recapture of the Holy and Promised Lands by an unarmed crusade.
Everything necessary for this task was ordered to be done.
The missionaries who set out to this end embarked on a multifaceted Protestantization effort, establishing primary, secondary, and higher education schools, printing houses, hospitals, and charities, in addition to the groups they established.
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