近代天主教和新教(主要指加拿大长老会)来到豫北地区后,为了传教需要,自身在不断地转变和调适,它们采取适应中国国情的传教手段,用文化教育、医疗等活动引起社会的注意,多方面介入豫北的社会生活,客观上促进了豫北早期现代化的发展和中西文化的交流。本文通过论述天主教和新教传教士在豫北举办的教育医疗事业,分析二者对豫北早期现代化历程的参与程度以及对这一进程的影响,从而更为客观地来了解近代豫北社会的变迁。 After modern Catholicism and Protestantism (mainly referred to the Presbyterian Church of Canada) came to the north of Henan Province, they continued to change and adapt themselves to the needs of their mission. They adopted the preaching methods adapted to China’s national conditions and aroused the public’s attention through cultural education and medical activities , Intervened in many aspects of social life in northern Henan, objectively promoted the early development of North Henan and the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures. This paper discusses the educational and medical undertakings held by Catholics and Protestant missionaries in the north of Henan Province, analyzes their participation in the early modernization of North Henan and the impact on the process, so as to understand the changes of modern society in North Henan more objectively .