The Research On The Christian Charity Career In The Modern Times Of Suzhou(1850-1937)

In the propagation process of Christianity in Suzhou, the Christian charitycareer in Suzhou also obtained long-term development. It covered medicalservice,education, social relief and social reforms and so on.The main measures werecreating the church schools and hospitals,social customs reform,emancipation ofwomen and some other aspects.Compared with traditional charity, the Christiancharity career in modern times of Suzhou had distinct characteristics,such as strongutilitarian, new concept of charity,multiple sources of funding,a wide range ofbusiness and good implementation effects.Christian charity promoted thedevelopment and reform of the Suzhou social aspects.Firstly,it brought the newconcept of charity;Secondly,it promoted the development of modern education inSuzhou;Thirdly,it made up for the lack of Suzhou modern medical;Fourthly, itrelieved the stress in modern times of Suzhou society; lastly, it promoted the socialatmosphere. The charity career of Christianity in Suzhou not only has importantmeanings in the modern history of China but also has wide and deep influences.Tosome extent,the charity career of Christianity in modern times of Suzhou is acomprehensive and extensive career. It changed the traditional charity methods andhad great influence on all aspects in Suzhou. The research on Suzhou modernChristian charity, not only help us to change the traditional prejudices about Christianand missionary, but also be conducive to the research on Chinese Christian andreligious.At the same time,the research can provide some references and advice.