1929年1月,“世界佛教大会”在缅甸召开，道阶法师代表中国佛教界出席。1月3日在赴仰光参会途中路经新加坡，转道长老召集信众在晋江会馆召开佛教研究会，请道阶法师连续演讲三天，转道长老亲致欢迎辞，并担任现场翻译，将湖南人道阶的官话翻译成闽南话。演讲之后，二人同赴仰光参会。
In January 1929, upon the invitation of Venerable Sik Zhuan Dao, Venerable Shi Dao Jie stopped by Singapore to give a three-day Dharma talk at Chin Kang Huay Kuan. At the talk, Venerable Sik Zhuan Dao delivered the opening address and translated the entire talk by Venerable Shi Dao Jie into Hokkien.