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on coming to Singapore was greatly quick- 

 ened by the ministry of the Httle Methodist 

 Church. He found that his work required 

 the study of Malay, and in this language 

 lie attained high proriciency, The spirit of 

 the man was stirred by the spiritual desti- 

 tution all about him, and lie felt he could 

 no longer continuc an army officer. He 

 nuist preach. He soon became known as 

 thc prcaching "Kapitan," for such his 

 Malay hearers called him, The comiclion 

 dcepened upon liim that he must give all 

 his time to this work, and upon the advice 

 of Mr, Oldham, thcn missionary in charge, 

 he went to England to confer with his peo- 

 ple. Spite of all dirTiculties and remon- 

 stranccs he rcsigncd his commission, and 

 by Mr, Oldham"s advicc, gave himseH to 

 learn the art of priuting. Meanwhilc Mr, 

 Oldham found in Amcrica the bcginnings 

 of a fund for the purchase of a printing 

 plant. The nrst large donation was made 

 by Miss Amelia Bishop, of Toledo, Ohio, 

 and Mr. Shellabear, who had learned his 

 business in Loudon nud Beirut, Syria, 

 where he learned to make the matnces oi 

 the Arabic letters, which the Malay closely 



