Then was sung this hymn:-- "The true doctrine is different from the doctrine of this world; It saves men's souls and gives eternal bliss.
The wise receive it instantly with joy; The foolish, wakened by it, find the way to Heaven.
Our Heavenly Father, of his great mercy, Did not spare his own Son, but sent him down To give his life to redeem sinners.
When men know this, and repent, they may go to Heaven." The rest of the services consisted in a chapter of the Bible read by the minister; a creed, repeated by the congregation standing; a prayer, read by the minister and repeated by the whole congregation kneeling.

Then the prayer was burned, the minister read a sermon, an anthem was chanted to the long life of the king; then followed the Ten Commandments, music, and the burning of incense and fire-crackers.

No business was allowed on the Sabbath, and the shops were closed.

There was a clergy, chosen by competitive examination, subject to the approval of the Tien-Wong, or supreme religious head of the movement.

There was a minister placed over every twenty-five families, and a church, or Heavenly Hall, assigned to him in some public building.