▁in ▁all ▁the ▁sett ler ▁colon ies , ▁especially ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁( Can ada ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁New ▁Imperial ism ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁and ▁others ▁like ▁it ▁were ▁active ▁In ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁not ably ▁including ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Sc ots man ▁David ▁Living stone ▁in ▁Africa . ▁New ▁religious ▁orders ▁were ▁also ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁fol d . ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁main ▁denomin ations ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁miss ions , ▁including ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England , ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁the ▁Non con form ists . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁enthus ias m ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁rev ival . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England , ▁the ▁Church ▁Mission ▁Society ▁( C MS ) ▁origin ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁undert ake ▁activity ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Middle ▁East ". ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁soci eties ▁fund ed ▁their ▁own ▁operations ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁super vised ▁or ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Office . ▁T ensions ▁emer ged ▁between ▁the ▁mission aries ▁and ▁the ▁colonial ▁officials . ▁The ▁latter ▁fe ared ▁that ▁mission aries ▁might ▁stir ▁up ▁trouble ▁or ▁encou rage ▁the ▁n atives ▁to ▁challenge ▁colonial ▁authority . ▁In ▁general , ▁colonial ▁officials ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁comfortable ▁with ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁established ▁local ▁leadership