A major reason is that unsophisticated Aboriginal people of that era were often cheated and oppressed by Han Chinese, so in comparison Maxwell's apparently selfless efforts were very much appreciated, and word spread fast to all the local tribal communities.
究其原因，主要是因為性格單純的平埔族在當時常受漢人欺壓，買賣經常受騙，相較之下，「紅番」醫生馬雅各的愛心深深打動平埔族人，很快就傳遍各部落。白話字聖經