从鸿文中学看教会学校在襄樊的历史发展

From Hongwen Middle School See the History Development of Missionary School in Xiangfan

教会学校是西方传教士在中国传播福音的重要手段,尽管与西方列强有着千丝万缕的联系,但为中国教育的近现代化起到了启蒙与示范作用。鸿文中学是基督教在襄樊开办的第一所,也是最大的一所教会学校,它由加拿大传教士初创于1894年,有着鲜明的宗教特色,共培养出初中毕业生500余名,为近代史上襄樊教育的发展做出了功不可没的贡献。

The missionary school is the western missionary to spread the evangel＇s important means in China, despite have got with western imperial powers close contact, but educate near for China the modernization rose to enlighten with the demonstrate function. Hongwen Middle School is Christianity to start the first in Xiangfan , and is also the biggest missionary school, it to be educated totally by Canada missionary the beginning create in 1894, have got the obvious characteristics of the religion. More than 500 students had graduated from Hongwwen Middle School,which also made great contribution to the development of education in Xiangfan.