54 Malaysia. 



except two of tho Asiatic Mission nelds, 

 whilc tlic total mcmbcrsliip is only eight 

 hundred bchind West China, iive humlred 

 behind Liberia, and twice as many again 

 as Sottth Japan, In thc native Clmrches 

 the amount of self-help is far beyond 

 the usual. Several circuits are sclf-sup- 

 porting, both amongst thc Chinese and 

 thc Tamils. And such strong organiza- 

 tions as the Tamil Church in Kuala Lum- 

 por, under Pastor Abraham, and the Cbi- 

 nese Churches in Penang, Ipoh. Kuala 

 Lumporc and Singapore, are almost if not 

 altogether sel f-suppurting. 



Another difficulty in the absence of fam- 

 tty lifc among the immigrants. The Ma- 

 lays, a Mohammedan people, are excced- 

 ingly shy and dimcult to approach. It is 

 hoped that a missionary may soon be set 

 apart distinctively for the Malays. 



To the wrtter tlie wonder is that such 

 rcsults have been sccured. Aud knowing 

 widely as he does the Missions of most of 

 the Ghurch, he has no hesitatiou in record- 

 ing the statemeut that a more earnest, in- 

 telligent, faithful body of men than com- 

 prise the Malaysia Conferencc is not to be 



