Appointed by the London Missionary Society (LMS), Robert Morrison (1782–1834) is the pioneering Protestant missionary to China. Before his departure on January 31, 1807, he received missionary training from David Bogue (1750–1825) at the Gosport Academy. Bogue's missionary strategy comprised three steps: mastering the native language after arriving at the mission locale, prioritizing the translation and publishing of the Bible above all, and establishing a local seminary to prepare the native Christians. Upon his arrival at Canton on September 6, 1807, Morrison followed Bogue's instruction, learned the language, and proceeded with translation and publication work on the Bible. Morrison, assisted by William Milne (1785–1822) who was sent by the LMS, finished the translation of the entire Bible in 1819. Meanwhile, they founded the first Asian Protestant seminary (the Anglo-Chinese College) in Malacca in 1818, which adopted the Gosport curriculum. Afterward, Liang Afa (1789–1855), the Morrison-trained Chinese convert, succeeded and branched out the evangelization mission in inner China. In retrospect, Bogue's three-part strategy has been implemented through Morrison and Milne's mission to China.