of the Meeting in Ying Pien
Chi Ch'ing has gone there to help them. Brothers and sisters, please do not forget to pray for them.
13. The Beginning and Development of the Meeting in Ying Pien This locality is on the westernmost border of our region. It is joined to Shou Ning. Although it used to belong to the China Inland Mission, its roots are somewhat different than the other localities. A brother from among us, Ts'ai Ch'i, did some edification work among them not long after the denomination had been established. Therefore, they understood the truth more easily than the brothers in the other localities. Furthermore, one of the brothers among them, Su Pi Chung, loved the Lord very much and did much for the church. He was very hungry and thirsty in the pursuit of the truth. He read The Christian and other publications from the Gospel Book Room in 1925. We can say that he was a burning star and was instrumental in turning them away from the denominations. Later, they were helped by the co-workers; they left the denomination in 1929. The leaders of the denomination would not let them go. They often sent workers to them. Although the brothers still received the workers, they would not let go of the matters of the truth. Although the denomination used many methods to try to accommodate them, they stood fast to the end and even debated with them hotly. In the end, the brothers discharged the workers boldly. In 1931 they completely severed their relationship with the denomination. Later, because too many people were meeting in a very small place, they built a meeting hall in 1932 with a capacity of one hundred people. The condition of the meetings is better and more zealous than before because God manifested His special protection among them last year. The region had a severe epidemic of dysentery. Many Gentiles died from it, but not one person in the Lord died. This was a great wonder to the Gentiles, and many in the believers' families also believed. After this epidemic, the number of Gentiles who believed increased gradually. Now there are twenty-one brothers and sisters in the table meeting. There are twenty-eight people who come to hear the message but who do not partake of the table yet. Brothers Su Pi Chung and Su Ting K'ai mainly preach the messages on the Lord's Day and handle the affairs of the meeting. There are a few older brothers who help sometimes. These elderly brothers are very precious because they are so zealous. They are like old eagles who have returned to their youth. They can be a pattern to us all in coming to the Lord.