基督教滇黔川边传教士的民族及阶级归属

The property of nation and class of the missionaries in the border district of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan

鸦片战争以后,循道公会、内地会等基督教组织,在滇黔川边广泛传播。其中循道公会的信徒达6万之众。参与基督教传播的,是一批在西方列强对中国的殖民侵略浪潮下来华的出身于英国社会下层和少数民族族群的传教士。这些传教士,可以称之为英国“康沃尔少数民族”。在劳动阶级和少数民族族群出身的圣经基督教教会传教士群体的历史活动中,明显地表现出了自发的阶级性和民族性的作用。

Some Christian organizations, such as the United Methodists and the China Inland Mission propagated in the border district of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan after the Opium War (Britain's invasion of China, 1840-1842). Among them, there were 60000 disciples from the United Methodist's church. The missionaries who came from lower social strata and minorities of England and arrived in China in the tide of colonial aggression. We could call them British Cornish minorities. Their labor stratum and minority's group background of missionaries of Bible Christian Church showed the spontaneous effect of class and nationality in their historical activities.