Complex sentence: The evangelical chaplains were closely associated with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and the early London Missionary Society (LMS), and in common with the LMS made little of the denominational differences between the Church of England and dissenters such as the Baptists and Methodists.
Split into simpler sentences: The evangelical chaplains were closely associated with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and the early London Missionary Society (LMS). In common with the LMS, they made little of the denominational differences between the Church of England and dissenters such as the Baptists and Methodists.