European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes religion saturday october 1,1994 Christian s Good works i tolerated in atheist China Beijing apr the Plain White sign with none. Script Black characters Isnit Eye catching. But anyone who stops Fem enough to read it  holy love service Center a to Hejcl do a double take in this officially atheist  Meir founder and manager of the household service provider is not bashful about her beliefs. A because in  Christian i Call this a holy  a spreading gods love to Mankind a she said her plump face breaking into a smile. That kind of motivation is not unusual in the United states where some cities have so Many Christian owned businesses that they put out their own directories. But Wang is the Only Christian in Beijing and probably the entire country to publicize her Faith through her business. What she a done is unheard of in communist ruled China which officially rejects any religious beliefs and at Best Only tolerates the faithful. Most christians in China Downtrodden by decades of persecution that often included beatings and Long imprisonments Are cautious about acknowledging their religious beliefs. A but As China a communist rulers gradually loosen control some believers Are testing the. Limits of what is allowed. -. A. A   a. When Wang first registered her company officials told her the name holy love service Center was inappropriate. But Wang an irrepressible 51-year-old Divorcee with a 1950s-style bouffant Hairdo insisted. A i want to show our Good Christian work style and Christian deeds to society a she told them. Surprisingly she a had no trouble from authorities. Wang believes its because the company fills a real needy and because other than the company name she does not overtly publicize that it is a Christian outfit. Inspired by a pastor who observed that Many elderly people have no one to help with heavy jobs around the House holy love sends workers to clients Homes to perform household chores such As shopping fixing appliances and tutoring children. Wang works out of her tiny two room apartment taking Calls from clients and sending out one of the several dozen workers she a signed on most of them fellow believers. The company barely Breaks even because it often gives services away to. The poor and because Wang sometimes lets her workers keep everything they earn instead of deducting a percentage to cover expenses. Wang turned to christianity More than 10 years ago after suffering through decades of House arrests beatings and attacks because her father had worked for the communists archrival in the former nationalist gov  i was so beaten Down by the communist party that i had no Hope but to believe in christianity a she said. Some overawed tourists turn into prophets in Jerusalem i j i <?8 i. J Jerusalem a be it Mountain air mental disorders or messages from god a something is convincing hundreds of visitors to jct Salem they Are Jesus John the Baptist or King David reborn. Local experts have diagnosed the visitors to the holy City As having a Jerusalem  the first Case was recognized 14 years ago. Yair bar Al who has treated 470 tourists with the syndrome thinks would be. Prophets Are a growth Industry with the approach of the year 2000. A we know that every millennium there is an increase in religious feelings a said bar Al director of the far Shaul psychiatric Hospital the most common address for syndrome suffer. Ers. A. A  . A another possible stimulant is the charged political atmosphere As peace talks veer toward the explosive Issue of the future of a City holy to jews muslims and christians. While the majority of his patients had a history of mental disorders 42 were regular tourists who suddenly donned hotel sheets or other makeshift clothing and took to the streets preaching repentance forgiveness and peace. A Reli _ pious upbringing was common. A Mot arrived in tour groups but gradually became withdrawn bathing obsessively to purify themselves and attempting to spread what they believed to be the suddenly revealed word of god bar Al said. Usually a Alienis recover in a week with medication and psychiatric care he said. Christians lean toward assuming the identities of Jesus Christ the Virgin Mary or John the Baptist. Jews prefer hebrew heroes like Moses Samson or King David. Muslims stick to saying they Arfe the Messiah. Police said disorientation is the key sign that something is amiss. A they done to know where they Are a said Victor a Mahakar assistant head of Jerusalem a tourist police. A they done to have a proper explanation like a Normal  a Wada Hakar said one woman a new York City teacher abandoned her tour group Only to be discovered chanting spirituals in a Toga As she headed toward the it Quot a v.-. A 6 v k 5  Buhanan Listenburg of Australia dresses As King David hoping to convince tourists to part with some spare change. Other King Davids and John the baptists end up under psychological care. J via Dolorosa the route Jesus trod with the Cross to his crucifixion. The Rev. Colin Morton of Jerusalem a St Andrewes scots memorial Church said he has met people who believed they were Elijah the Prophet John the Baptist or Jesus. A you do get quite a number of people who feel that they have received special missions and messages from god Quot Morton said. Most experts believe the effect is sparked by the Shock of seeing a bustling modern City instead of the Sanctity Many expected. The interplay of mystical and mercantile was evident this week at the Western Wall the holiest site in Judaism. V Dor Shurin a fixture at he site said he briefly believed he was the Messiah five years ago. A a deep Down i know i can to be a he sighed. A there Are so Many half crazies like myself thinking they re the  Jesus image said to return to storage tank in Ohio 1. From the associated press Fostoria Ohio a some people in this City of about 15,000 say the image of Jesus Christ has reappeared on the Side of a towering soybean Oil storage tank for the third time in eight years. People lined up for half a mile wednesday night to look after Fob am announced that the image of a face had been appearing for about 10 Days. it a real a said Mickey Childres one of about 75 onlookers. A it looks something like me but in be always had Long hair and a  not everyone was so sure. A i saw absolutely nothing on the tank but that does no to mean its not there a Rita Ratchen told the. Review times. Ratchen was among the first to report seeing a similar image in 1986 on the rusting Archer Daniels Midland co. Tank about 35 Miles South of Toledo. At the time a company spokesman blamed the vision on  combination of lighting rust spots fog. And Peoples  a three weeks after Archer Daniels Midland repainted the tank in 1987, people reported seeing another image also after dark. This time it was a face. Some claimed it was  consecrated Boston  Retreat Leader and Counselor to  consecrated As a Bishop in the episcopal diocese of massachusetts., More than 4,000 Bishops priests and Lay Church members attended the two hour ceremony saturday for the Rev. M. Thomas Shaw Iii at Boston University a Walter Brown Arena which was transformed into a Cathedral for the occasion. Shaw a Retreat Leader preacher and priest of the society of St. John the evangelist will serve As Bishop co Adjutor with the present Bishop of the diocese Bishop David e. Johnson. Shaw eventually will succeed Johnson As the 15th Bishop of the diocese which includes 95,000. Baptized members in 193  Boxer ordained Philadelphia a former heavyweight boxing contender Marvin Frazier says he does not think the transition from Boxer to full time Man of god will be too  was ordained sunday As a pentecostal minister at a three hour service at Faith Temple of god in North Philadelphia. A i was a Little bit nervous beforehand but i figured preaching  be As hard As facing Larry Holmes or Mike to son a Frazier said of the Only two men who beat him in the ring As a professional. A then again now i m fighting the Devil and those two can to be badder than the Devil can they  the first person to congratulate the new minister was his father foe Frazier the former heavyweight Champion. The younger Frazier who retired from the ring in 1988 with a record of 2l2, said he had been a Deacon in the Church for 15  women gather Salt Lake City a thousands of mormon women attending the churches annual women so it meeting were urged to employ study and Faith to become self reliant. Chieko Okazaki first Counselor of the churches general Relief society compared study and Faith to a set of oars. With Only one oar a you go around and around in circles a she said. The meeting last week in the Salt Lake a Tabernacle on Temple Square was broadcast via satellite to More than 3,000 Church buildings throughout the United states Canada and other countries. A a the Relief society of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints has More than 21,000 local units in 150 nations and territories. Okazaki urged mormon women not to judge each others life choices. A not All women Are mothers and not All mothers have children at Home a she said. A furthermore not All mothers can make the Choice to be Home with children All the time. Often circumstances constrain their choices. A we Are All in the Relief society boat and it needs All of us to paddle just As hard As we can Quot she said