, ▁including ▁the ▁native ▁relig ions , ▁rather ▁than ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁divis ive ▁force ▁of ▁Christian ity . ▁This ▁proved ▁especially ▁troubles ome ▁in ▁India , ▁were ▁very ▁few ▁local ▁el ites ▁were ▁attract ed ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁In ▁Africa , ▁especially , ▁the ▁mission aries ▁made ▁many ▁converts . ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁Ang lic ans ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁than ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁cult ur ally ▁and ▁the olog ically ▁much ▁more ▁conserv ative . ▁ ▁Mission aries ▁increasing ly ▁came ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁education , ▁medical ▁help , ▁and ▁long - term ▁modern ization ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁person ality ▁to ▁in cul c ate ▁European ▁middle - class ▁values . ▁ ▁They ▁established ▁schools ▁and ▁medical ▁clin ics . ▁▁ ▁Christian ▁mission aries ▁played ▁a ▁public ▁role , ▁especially ▁in ▁prom oting ▁san itation ▁and ▁public ▁health . ▁ ▁Many ▁were ▁trained ▁as ▁phys icians , ▁or ▁took ▁special ▁courses ▁in ▁public ▁health ▁and ▁tropical ▁medicine ▁at ▁Living stone ▁College , ▁London . ▁▁ 1 9 0 0 – 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Lit urg ical ▁and ▁E c umen ical ▁Mov ements ▁were ▁important ▁develop ments . ▁Rand all ▁David son , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁was ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁of ▁the ▁church men . ▁ ▁A ▁curious ▁case ▁was ▁Ernest ▁Bar