In 1821, a mission house was purchased in Penang by the London Missionary Society (LMS) and used as a Chinese girls' school.Based on their own description, their practices resembled those of the early Brethren, which emerged at precisely the same time in Britain.The administration of the LMS school was entrusted to the Bausams in 1846 in recognition of Maria Dyer's contribution as a missionary wife in exchange for its upkeep.Typical missionary work conducted by the Chapmans and Grant included frequent itineration to villages both on Penang Island and on the mainland, distributing tracts in Malay, Chinese, Tamil, Hindi, and English.[6] In 1866, the Chapmans visited England and returned with three new recruits, Mr. and Mrs. William Macdonald and Miss Lucy A. Judd.