This paper analyzes the distant though pertinent relationship the modern Chinese writer Lao She (1899–1966) had with the principle of self-supporting, self-governing, and self-propagating Chinese Christian churches. He became a Christian in Peking (Beijing) in 1922. This “people's artist” was hounded to his death by the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution. A pioneer in modem Chinese literature, his work revealed the language, the joys, and the hurts of the common people of China. He believed his country and its Christianity needed to be Chinese-led, and not dependent upon the foreigner for funds and direction.
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