Even ordinary believers expressed the strong feeling that at a time of national crisis, anyone with a sense of patriotism should seek independence from foreign control (Chinese Protestant Church Yearbook 1928).

• 一些普通信徒也痛感：“国家兴亡，匹夫有责，你若有爱国之心，就应该自立”。（1928年《中国基督教会年鉴》）