Exhibition Online: Current/Upcoming Exhibition

About the Exhibition

Since 1996, the Special Collections and Archives has been dedicated to preserving and collecting materials for Archives on the History of Christianity in China. This exhibition showcases our latest acquisition, the Maurice Hutton Family Collection, featuring an extensive array of historical photographs, rare books, as well as captivating missionary posters and tracts.

Maurice H. Hutton, an Australian missionary of the China Inland Mission (CIM), committed his life to serving ethnic minority communities in Panghai, Guizhou, in the early 20th century. His most notable achievements were the development of scripts for the Black Miao (Hmu) and Keh-Deo (Gejia) communities allowing them to read Bibles in their own languages.

The life of Maurice Hutton has left us with invaluable evidence, allowing us to peek into the lives and work of CIM missionaries in China during challenging times. Beyond enhancing our understanding of the intricate history of Christianity in modern China, his legacy offers rare and significant insights into the languages and cultures of the Black Miao and Keh-Deo communities.

自1996年起，香港浸會大學圖書館特藏及文獻組一直致力保存及蒐集與基督教在華發展史相關的文獻，我們最近有幸獲得來自澳洲的中國內地會傳教士胡致中（Maurice H. Hutton）家族的藏品，當中包括了他在華傳教時所留下的照片、書籍、福音海報及單張等珍貴物品。本展覽將會精選部分藏品作展出，讓觀眾能夠更全面地了解胡致中的生平以及其在華傳教的經歷。

胡致中於二十世紀初遠赴中國貴州旁海傳教，他為當地黑苗和亻革家人創建其書寫系統，讓他們得以用其母語閱讀聖經。他所留存下來的珍貴紀錄，讓我們得以近距離地窺探內地會傳教士在中國的生活面貌與傳教活動。這些文獻不僅為研究近代中國基督教史提供了重要的第一手資料，同時也是研究貴州地區黑苗和亻革家語言及文化的珍貴寶藏。