In 1953, two of the society's members, Rev. Jacob Hilber and Rev. Lukas Stoffel, relocated to Taitung after being expelled from China, which following the Communist Revolution had become inhospitable towards foreign missionaries. They recruited others to come assist them with preaching the gospel in Aboriginal villages, and also poured their energies into health care, education, social work, and even linguistic and cultural studies.
1953 年 10 月，「白冷會」的兩位會士錫質平神父及司路加神父，從排斥外籍傳教士的共產中國遷徙到台灣台東，而後引來更多伙伴，他們除了到原住民部落宣講福音，也投入醫療、教育、社會關懷乃至語言及風俗研究等事業。