The loaf is cut into smaller pieces and taken round. Similarly the wine is poured into medium sized goblets, and then into smaller cups. Similar accommodations are made with the practice of baptism, which take into account doctrinal convictions and practical considerations. Babies have not been baptised, though the issue is under consideration. It is responsible adults who are baptised.
Baptism is either by immersion, pouring or sprinkling.
The former method is practised in summer and the other two in winter. The staff at the theological college in Nanjing are drawn from many traditions and represent the full spectrum of theological opinion, from men trained in the historical-critical approach to those whose background is conservative. The college is bound to play a critical role in developing greater unity within the Chinese churches, but not only through its training of ministers and the lead given to the church through the personal influence of staff. Besides the college, the influence of the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. will also be critical. In China, unlike the West, these two groups are part of the backbone of the church' and influential.