This paper examines its founding and work in publishing as well as the great influence of Christian literal work on the social changes in west china during late Qing and early Republican China.

• 本文以清末民初为时限，考察华西圣教书会成立过程及其出版、发行状况，并分析基督教文字事业对华西社会变迁所起到的重大作用。