上海仁济善堂的经费收支及相关因素分析(1880-1954)

Analysis of Expenditure and the Related Factors of the Renji Shantang in Shanghai(1880-1954)

创立于19世纪80年代的上海仁济善堂,是一个由当地士绅捐资而成的民间慈善团体。上海仁济善堂从各方面获得的经费比较充足,办理社会慈善事业相应较多,但民国和清末相比亦有较大的变化,主要表现为传统教化目的的善举支出逐渐减少。同时,它将更多的经费用于救苦济贫的物质帮助方面。这表明上海仁济善堂承担了越来越多的社会功能,其重心由最初的道德教化和社会平等理想逐渐转移到了民众生存极限和道德底线的勉强维持上面。

The Renji Shantang in Shanghai,a civil charity organization,was founded in 1880s by a few local gentlemen and intellectuals.It obtained sufficient funds from various sides and dealt with more social charity activities accordingly.But the Republic of China era was quite different from the late Qing Dynasty,mainly in gradually reducing expenditure on traditional indoctrination.At the same time,it spent more in offering material help to save the poor people.This indicates that the Renji Shantang took on more and more social functions,shifting its focus from the original moral bottom line.