70 Malaysia. 



popular objections to Christianity, the meth- 

 ods of approach to the minds and hearts 

 of tlie people, aiul sucli other various 

 knowledge as will lielp to carry the gospel 

 message into thc hearts and lives of the 

 people. 



The Malaysia Mission for many years 

 felt the necessity of such a school. But 

 alas! our Forcign Missionary Society has 

 so little margin for the purchase of prop- 

 erty and the setting aside of missionaries 

 to such distinctive tasks as this, that it 

 was years before such a school became 

 possible. Dr. B, F. West, while presiding 

 cldcr at Penang, so keeuly telt thc need 

 of men of at least some traiuing, that he 

 gathered a few in his own home and gave 

 them such attention as he could. But as 

 he was teaching b thc day school five 

 days in the week, was preaclmig in Eng- 

 lish and Chinese, besides presiding over a 

 district, it can easily be seen how fragmen- 

 tary would be thc time hc could dcvote to 

 this training school. 



During one of his home furloughs Dr. 

 West began to interest peoplc in thia fea- 



