Xi Shengmo
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Xi Shengmo, (circa 1830-1896) also known as Pastor Hsi, was a Chinese Christian leader. He was born Xi Liaozhi in a village near Linfen, became a Confucian scholar, and after his conversion to Christianity changed his given name to Shengmo or Conqueror of Demons. Having been an opium addict himself, he ran a ministry to opium addicts in many locations over a considerable area.
He fabricated his own medications to treat the addicts and many sick people were brought to him for healing. Prayer was a major factor in his treatments and a number of the recoveries were considered miraculous. He also wrote numerous Christian hymns, which were considered more to the liking of the local people than the hymns introduced by the missionaries.
But perhaps the most notable thing about him was the way in which he led out in the Christian missionary work in his area. The general pattern was for Western Christians to enter an area, raise up churches and then train local people as pastors and evangelists. Xi Shengmo took hold of the work with such skill and energy that the missionaries stood aside, to a considerable extent, as he established clinics and churches.
[edit] External links
- Xi Shengmo Biography page at Pray For China site
[edit] Bibliography
- Taylor, Mrs Howard: One of China's Scholars. London, China Inland Mission, 1900
- Taylor, Mrs Howard: Pastor Hsi, of North China. One of China's Christians. London, China Inland Mission, 1903
- Taylor, Geraldine. Pastor Hsi. Tain: Christian Focus Publications. ISBN 1-85792-159-3. Abridged edition of above two books, still in print.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xi Shengmo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pastor Hsi |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Chinese Christian pastor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shanxi, China |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1896 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Shanxi, China |
