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“Godcomesuponus.
WewillgethelpfromHim.”
And,
“InJerusalem
We’llbefollowersofJesusChrist.”
Whilepraying,somekneeldownandsomedonot.“Ingeneral,someonewhohasdisastersinhisfamilyalwayskneelsdowninprayer,”Zhang,onereligiousgroupleaderadded.TheyrequestorpetitionGod(spokenorunspoken),andeveryonehashisownprayerwords.Thentheyprayforeachotherandbegintoeatnoodles.Afterdoingalltheseandprayingoncemore,thewholeceremonywillbefinished.
Anotherunusualactivityisbaptism.TheChristiansreceivebaptismincoldwater(inariveroralargepond).“Wereceivebaptisminwinterabouttwiceperyear,”theleadersaid.ItissaidthattheycanwashoffalltheirsinsbeforeGod.Theyhavethreestepstodothis:
havingexams,listeningtotheBible,andfinallywashing.
TheexamsaretodeterminewhattheChristianslearnedinthepastyear,forexample:
Q.“Whatdoyoubelievein?
”
A.“God,theFather,theSon;
andGod,theHolySpirit.”
Q.“Whereisyourvillage?
A.“Inheaven.”
Q.“WhereisChrist?
A.“Inmyheart.”
Q.“Whereislove?
A.“LoveGodinheaven,lovehumanbeingsonearth,andloveiseverything.”
“Ifsomeonefails,”Jin,anotherleader,said.“hewillbeaskedtogohomeandbereadytopasstheexamsnexttime.”Theoneswhofailedwouldthinkthatmaybetheydidn’tbelieveinGodsincerely.Afterwards,theywouldpaymuchmoreattentiontotheirbehavior.
AfterhavingtheexamsandlisteningtotheBible’sreading,theChristianswillgotothecoldwatertowashthemselvesfromtoptofeetinnakedness(womenandmenhavedifferentplaces).Thentheywouldcomeoutofthewaterafteraboutoneminute.“Wewashourselvesinwinter,andonlyinthistime,sothatitcanshowGod’ssuperhumanstrength.Iftheydonotcatchcoldanddonothaveanyotherbadhappenings,theywouldbelieveintheexistenceofGod.”Wang,anoldChristiancommented.Anyhow,surprisingly,noonegotilleventhoughsomeofthemareveryold.
WhatIhavementionedabovearetwounusualactivitiesoftheChristiansinmyhometown.Morekindsofactivities,Ithink,willappearwiththeincreasingoftheChristianbelievers.
(S.O.W.summerissue,1985)
ChristianpracticesvaryinruralChina
ZhouLingShun,astudentofHenanUniversityinPeople’sRepublicofChinahassubmittedseveralarticlesforpublicationintheBanner.ThisisPartIofhislatest.Paststoriesincludedhisobservationsonmarriageandchild-bearing.
InrecentyearsinChina,amongallkindsofreligiousmen,Christiansareincreasinginlargenumbersandallkindsofactivitiesareappearinginthebroadruralareas.HavingbeeninspiredbyGod,IamwillingtobeanenvoybetweentheChristianbelieversonbothsidesofthePacificOceantotransmitmessagesandtohelplinkupthefeelingsbetweenthem.
AsforChristianityandsomeactivitiesoftheChristiansinthecountrysideinChina,Ihavehadaverysimpleandgeneraloutlineinthetwoarticlesentitled“ChristianityinChinaisReviewed"
.(TheBanner,AprilII,l985),and"
ChristianPracticesinChina."
(S.O.W.summerissue,1985).Asamatteroffact,whattheChristiansdointhecountrysideismuchmorecomplicatedthanwhatweimagined.
NotonlyaretheiractivitiesandtheirthoughtsgreatlydifferentthantheChristiansinthecities,buttheyarealsowidelydivergentwhencomparedtowhattheChristiansdointheWesternHemisphere.I'
dliketotakemyvillageastheexampletoshowtheWesternreadersinmuchdetailtheresultsofinvestigationsIhavedoneforthreeyearsinthefollowingaspects:
Motivesforjoiningchurch;
thedisciplineandthemostusedwords;
theprayermeeting;
ChristmasDayandthebaptism;
andthemagicalpowerofhymnsandGod.
TheirMotivesforjoiningchurch:
Themembersofthechurcharemostlysomeilliterateoldmen,andpartlysomemiddle-agedmen.Thereareonlyafewyouthsgraduatedfromhighschool.Theyareabout20percentofthetotalvillagers.Themotivesforjoiningchurcharevariousandtheycanbeclassifiedintothefollowingcategories:
Somebelievethattheycangotoheaventohaveahappylifeafterdeath;
somehavedisastersorsicknessinthefamilyandtheywishGodtoblessandprotectthem.
SomethinkthattobelieveinGodtheydonotneedtoinvestanycapital,andwhat'
smore,theteachingsoftheBiblecandopeoplegoodandleadpeopletohaveagoodmanner.Sometrytoseekspiritualcomfortinaslackseason:
somegotohearthehymnssungbytheChristiansatthebeginningandfeelthesongsarepleasantenoughtotheirears,thenjoinchurch,ortheyfeeltheteachingsareconvincing.
SomeyouthsareinfluencedbytheirparentswhoareChristianbelievers;
somepleadforthe"
God'
s"
helpastheyhavequarreledwithotherfamilymembersorarebulliedbyothers.Therearequiteafewwhoaresuperstitious.Mymother'
sintentionforjoiningchurchisthatsheisbad-temperedandoftenhasnightmares.
Anyhow,asIhaveobserved,someChristiansaregraduallyturningthemselvesfromhalf-heartedbelieverstotrue-heartedbelievers.However,therearealsosomepeoplewholaterdropoutofchurchanddon'
tgototheprayermeetinganymore.
Thedisciplineandthemostusedwords:
TheChristianshavemademorerulesthantheonessetbytheBible.Forinstance,thepersonwhoisinchargeofthechurchshouldnotbecalled"
Lordhead"
asthenon-Christiansdo.Don'
taskanyChristianwhichvillageheisfrom.Ifoneisasked,heshouldanswer,"
IamfromHighVillage(Heaven)"
loudly,andthenwhispertothepersonwhoaskedwhichvillageheisreallyfrom.Anyonewhojoinschurchshouldcalleachother"
brother"
or
"
sister."
Butinfact,theystillusethetraditionalfixedformofaddressinavillageexceptwhenthey
speaktoeachother,"
Allourbrothersandsistersarebackhome?
beforetheprayermeeting.
Alcoholicdrinkisprohibitedastheyfearthatwhensomeonegetsdrunk,hemightspeakswearwordstobringdisgraceonGod.Ioncesawthechairmangotdrunkandwascriticizedbyothers.
OneisnotallowedtosmokeasGodlovescleannessandtidiness.Butmanypeoplecan'
thavethedeterminationtoquitsmoking."
Anoldmangaveupsmokingwhenhejoinedchurch.Laterwhentheconstructionworkersbuiltahouseforhim,theyleftthecigarbuttshereandthere.Theoldmanfeltbadlyaboutthatandpickedthemupandmadeallthebuttsintonewcigarettestosmoke.Sincethen,thebadhabitgotrefreshed,"
mymotheroncetoldme.
Don'
tcelebratetheworldlyfestivalsorhangupanysecularpaintingsorpictures.However,oftentheycan'
tresisttheotherfamilymembersandhavetodriftwiththecurrent.WhenaChristiandies,firecrackersandrollsofyellowpaperwithsomecoin-likesignsstampedonitareprohibited.Itissaidthattheyellowpapercanbeturnedintomoneywhenburnedforthedeadtospendintheotherworld.AsaChristian,oneshouldnotevencryforthedead.
tworshipfalsegods,likeGodoftheKitchenandtheGodofFire,forexample.Don'
tmakeanylanternsfortheLanternFestival.Don'
tchatwitheachotherintheprayermeeting.
TherearealsosomewordstheChristiansliketouse.AmongtheOftenusedwords,maybe'
'
thankGod"
istheprominentone.Itcanbeusedinthefollowingoccasions:
whenoneiseatingdinner,drinkingwater,singinghymnsandwhenthereisapauseinsingingorinconversation,whenpraisedbyothersorevenwhenonehasmadeamistakeorhasdisastersinhisfamily.
BeforetheChristiansentertheprayerroom,thegreetingsareoften,"
ThankGod!
Oh,youarebackhome.Thewholefamilyiswell?
WhensomeonestandsupintheprayermeetingtogivetestimonytoshowGod'
smerits,helikestosay,"
I'
mtoopitiful"
inordertoacquireGod'
shelp.Whenoneisstill,orhecannotsinghymns,oroneisaskedtosinganothersong,helikestosay,"
ThankGod,Iamweakandincompetent."
Whenoneaskstheotheronetosingasonghemaysay,"
Pleasesingasong!
Nowyouarebacktothepalace,youmustpresenttreasure.Otherwise,whatareyoubackhomefor?
Pleasesingasong!
ThereisalsoashareofsilverbelongingtoyouintheHeaven."
(ClevelandDailyBanner,fall,1988)
Chineseteacherwritesabout“foreigners”
Thefollowingarticleentitled“ChangingAttitudesofChinesePeasantsTowards
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