Testimony of Deceased Believer: Wearing Mask to Preach on the Street, Praying Daily on Mountain

以下是袁相中长老整理的已归天家的神的老仆人黄德堂先生的见证。他的见证是上个世纪初的事情，为的是今天我们即能够看到前辈的福传足迹，又了解当时的历史，鞭策我们为主传福音。（编者注）

我从上海回到家乡，心里火热，想在集市的街上为主作见证。一到街上，一见人多，大都是相识的，非常怕羞，一句话也说不出，好像哑子一样，心里作难。

这夜梦中，见主把我的面皮剥下来，放在桌子上，面皮上有三个洞，虽有血流下来，但没有感到疼痛。

醒后我想：主把我的面皮剥下，是叫我不要怕羞。我求主赐我聪明智慧，于是用竹箬（箬是一种竹子，叶大而宽，可用来包粽子）做了一只面罩，挖三个洞，伏在脸上，穿上戏子穿的古式服装，在街上放两条长凳，摆上铺板，手敲铜锣，人都来看热闹，我在上面开始向众人宣讲福音。以后成为惯常，不再怕羞，到各处市场上去作见证，假面具也不用戴了。

一夜，梦见一人领我上高山，有许多人在聚会查经，我看到主耶稣一面流泪，一面教训各人。主叫我各处去“哈哈”，我不知道什么叫“哈哈”，主指示我，“哈哈”就是大喜的讯息，平安喜乐的福音。我就编了一首“哈哈”歌，在布道时用。

有人说，只有人卖“哈拉杯”，这“哈哈”是什么样子？怎样用？多少钱？叫我拿出来给大家看看。我说这宝贝不能看，什么地方都用得到。于是就同他们讲主耶稣的福音。

我每到一地，总是喜欢到山上去祷告。在家时，早晚两次，从不间断。

有一年，阴历十二月二十七日，我要到象山最高的大雷山上去过年祷告（象山县北部，靠近象山港），到衣架溪张先明弟兄家过夜。

他问：“黄先生，你明天到哪里去？”我说：“到大雷山去祷告。”他说：“我和你同去。”我说：“主没有启示你，你可不必去。”他说：“我的儿子生病要死，蒙主医治。我自己小便出血，也是主给我医好，我现在每礼拜六奉献给主用，各处去通知信徒明天做礼拜。我一定要跟你去。”

我们走到羊坡，有家信徒接待我们。吃过饭，他说：“黄先生，我不去了。”我说：“你说一定去，为何又不去呢？”他说：“我跟着你上山，不是饿死，就是冻死。不带米，不带被，四天四夜在高山，又有风雨，没有屋，哪里去睡觉？你我又没有去过。”于是他就回去了。

我一人去到大雷山，登上山顶。有一位道士在这里修道，住处有一个岩洞，洞口盖有一间小屋

我对他说：“你洞内让我睡觉好不好？”他说：“好的，还有一条被预备着。”我说：“你那屋还有多余的被？”他说：“还有一位在这里住，他是带发修行的。俗话说，三十年夜草鞋成双对，他带着被回家去和家人团聚。不料走不多远，扁担断了，只好把被拿回来。”我心里快乐，感谢主的预备，到外面去祷告。

以后我连续三年每年除夕来此祷告。

（本见证由浙江奉化萧镇真神堂93岁的长老编辑整理）

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Editor's note: The following is the testimony of Mr. Huang Detang (1886-1981), an old servant of God who has returned to the heavenly family. We can see the evangelizing footprints of our predecessors, and understand the history of that time, so that we may be inspired to preach the gospel for the Lord.

Returning to his hometown from Shanghai, Mr. Huang wanted to be a witness to God on the streets of the market. Seeing that most of the people were acquaintances, he was so shy that he could not say a word like a dumb person.

In a dream that night, the Lord peeled the skin off his face and put it on the table. There were three holes in the facial skin with blood flowing down, but he felt no pain.

After waking up, he thought the Lord had told him not to be ashamed. After asking the Lord for wisdom, he made a mask out of indocalamus leaves (usually used to wrap rice dumplings) with three holes, and put it on his face. Wearing ancient costumes of actors, he put two benches on the street and placed planks on them. Knocking a gong with his hands, he shared the gospel as others came to watch the excitement. Later on, he became brave not to wear masks to bear witness in the markets.

One night, he dreamed of a person leading him to a high mountain, where many people gathered to study the Bible and the Lord Jesus taught them with tears. The Lord instructed him to go everywhere and say "ha-ha". Being ignorant of what that meant, he was told that "ha-ha" was the message of the gospel with peace and joy. He created a "haha" song for his sermons.

As people only sold the "Hala Cup", some people wondered what this "ha-ha" was, how much it was and how it was used. They asked him to show it to them. He said it could not be seen, but could be useful in any circumstance. Then he proclaimed the gospel of the Lord Jesus to them.

That was how he learned how to share the gospel from the Lord.

He ceaselessly conducted prayers on hills wherever he went, both in the morning and in the evening, and did the same while at home.

One year, on December 27 of the lunar calendar, he wanted to go to pray during the Spring Festival on Dalei Mountain, the highest in Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang. He first slept at the home of a male believer, Zhang Xianming.

Zhang said, "I would like to go with you."

"The Lord hasn't demanded that of you, so you don't have to," Huang answered.

Zhang continued, "I must go with you. God has healed my son who was about to die, and my bloody urine stopped after prayers. Now on Saturdays, I go everywhere to inform believers about Sunday services."

A family of believers received them on the way to the mountain. After dinner, Zhang said: "Mr. Huang, I will not go to the mountain with you." Startled, Huang inquired: "You said you must go, why not?" Zhang replied, "Where do we sleep? As you and I have never been there, we will starve or freeze to death without food and quilt." So he went back.

Huang went to Dalei Mountain alone and climbed to the top. There was a Taoist monk practicing and a hut built at the entrance of a cave.

Huang said to him, "Can you let me sleep in the cave?"

He replied, "Yes, there is one more quilt."

Huang asked, "Why do you have an extra quilt in your room?"

The monk answered, "There is another person living here, who is a monk with hair. He went back home to have a family reunion, taking his quilt with him. Unexpectedly, his carrying pole creaked before he could get too far, so he brought back the quilt."

Huang went outside to pray with joy and gratitude for God’s preparation. So he went there to pray every New Year’s Eve for three consecutive years.

(This article is edited by a 93-year-old elder from True God Church in Xiao Town, Fenghua, Zhejiang)

- Translated by Abigail Wu