The president at the time, decided no western missionaries could stay in the country.
Later, Western missionaries heard the name and applied it to the entire river.
China's first mental institutions were introduced before 1849 by Western missionaries.
Western missionaries in the 17th century called Confucius a philosopher.
During the period of 1885-1910, a total of 796 schools, from elementary to college levels, were established and maintained by the Western missionaries.
Although there is a hospital, most locals consult either their own witch doctor or medical clinics set up by western missionaries.
The campus was initially led and run by western missionaries, predominantly from the United States.
The efforts of Western Christian missionaries also concerned him.
Though the rebellion had progressed into violence, in the end Western missionaries were not deterred from their mission work.
The coastal belts were also converted zealously by the western missionaries.