Complex sentence: The missionaries interpreted this as due to the influence of Islam in weakening the spiritual ideals of the officials.Cameron desired to avoid friction with the Muslims who had undertaken most of the work of building and servicing the new provincial capital.
Split into simpler sentences: The missionaries interpreted this as due to the influence of Islam in weakening the spiritual ideals of the officials. Cameron wanted to avoid friction with the Muslims who had undertaken most of the work of building and servicing the new provincial capital.