2-1 鸞堂創倡與發展

　　台灣鸞堂的創建，最早的紀錄出現在1890年，李望洋剛從甘肅回到家鄉，師爺柯錫疇母親患病，找許多醫生治療卻不見起色，李望洋提議，請來恩主賜一藥方，服用後則無大礙。
　　自此過後，宜蘭仕紳碰到危難，紛紛求助，在眾人的期望下，恭請李望洋開設新民堂於孔廟旁，訓練鸞生，開堂濟世，鸞堂開始興盛起來。

儒宗神教
　　鸞堂本來無正式的「教」名。日治初期，依照傳統稱之為「降筆會」。
　　大正8年（1919），台北智成堂的楊明機（1899-1985）提出「儒宗神教」的稱號，昭和12年（1937），正式作為教名，其目的在整合當時的鸞堂運動。
　　戰後，不斷地向政府申請合法的宗教地位，終於在民國89年（2000），以「中國儒教會」的名稱登記。
　　其次，宋代朱熹手書「忠孝節義」，成為各級學校校訓，台南首學明倫堂牆上就寫有「忠孝節義」大字，鸞堂也多在正廳壁上或製作匾牌書寫「忠孝節義」，也有鸞堂寫在絹布上，鸞堂內充滿了正氣和莊嚴的氣息。

鸞堂推展
　　李望洋創建新民堂後，在宜蘭境內傳播，形成宜蘭鸞堂群， 1895年，鸞堂信仰傳到頭城喚醒堂，喚醒堂的總理盧廷翰，是宜蘭大郊商；總辦堂務陳志德，是布商；迎送生莊國香為行商，鸞生陳德海經營造船廠，他們將商業網絡與宗教結合，將鸞堂信仰傳播全台。

　　日治初期頭城喚醒堂總理盧廷翰、副鸞兼抄錄吳炳珠、傳宣講請誦呂啟迪三人，多次到台灣各地送善書，指導鸞法，是台灣鸞堂發展的重要推手。

宜蘭新民堂。
(圖片出處：蘭陽博物館)
Yilan Xinmin Hall

全台首學-台南孔廟巡禮-忠孝節義
(圖片出處：天地展覽設計有限公司)

The First Academy of Taiwan-Tainan Confucian Temple.

The earliest phoenix hall in Taiwan was established in 1890.

　　Early in the Japanese Occupation, head of Toucheng's Huanxing Hall, Lu Ting-han, deputy head and secretary Wu Bing-zhu, and preacher Lu Qi-di made several trips around Taiwan to hand out books and provide spirit writing instruction. Their effort was a major force behind the development of phoenix halls on the island.

Religious Confucianism
　　Originally, phoenix halls were not affiliated with a certain religion. According to tradition they were called "Jiangbi Hui " (Falling Pen Associations) early in the Japanese colonial period.
　　In 1919, Yang Ming-ji (1899-1985) of Taipei's Chihcheng Hall suggested the name Religious Confucianism and in 1937 this was made the religion's official name. The purpose was to consolidate the phoenix hall movement of the time.
After the war, followers applied for legal religious status with the government, which was finally granted in 2000 under the name The Chinese Confucianism Association.

The Expansion of Phoenix Halls

2-2 鸞堂與教育

　　鸞堂信仰與書房有密切關聯，書房教育的目的，在於培養學生讀書識字能力，及學生未來參加考試的需要，同時也是家族教育弟子與親族感情的一種聯繫。
　　宜蘭擺厘陳家「登瀛書院」在鑑民堂內，書院中的學生就是鸞堂的堂生，「他們在扶鸞中學習識字、作詩和為人處事的道理。」這是當時宜蘭書房的普遍現象。

Phoenix Halls and Education

　　"From the spirit writing rituals," phoenix hall disciples "learned how to read, write poetry, and properly interact with others." This was a common form of education in Yilan at the time.

2-3 鸞堂與醫藥

　　古時候醫藥資源不足，瘟疫、各種疾病盛行。百姓無力負擔醫療費用，碰到生病大多求神問卜。鸞堂成立後多有提供開方施藥的服務，甚至自設醫院，免費為人問診治病。。

Phoenix Halls and Medicine

　　Medical resources were scarce in ancient times. Epidemics and various other illnesses were extremely common. Ordinary people could not afford medical care and when illness did strike most instead sought spiritual guidance. When phoenix halls were established, many offered medical prescription services and some even set up their own hospitals to provide complimentary consultations and treatment.

指南宮扶鸞指示藥籤鸞文二。
(圖片出處：吳宗明)

2-4 鸞堂與戒鴉片

　　鸞堂在日治初期投入戒鴉片運動，獲得非常大的成效，為台灣人健康有過重大貢獻，尤其三芝智成堂出身的杜聰明，更以醫生投入鴉片戒除與毒物研究，享譽國際。

　　宜蘭喚醒堂《渡世慈帆•戒洋煙賦》，是由孚佑帝君登鸞降筆，因鴉片毒癮致病危害大眾，勸導世人戒除鴉片煙毒。

Phoenix Halls and the Anti-Opium Movement

　　Early in the period of Japanese rule, phoenix halls took up the anti-opium cause and achieved outstanding results. These efforts were a significant contribution to the health of Taiwanese people.

日治時期台灣鴉片製造的舊照。
(圖片出處：國立台灣圖書館)
Opium production in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation

杜聰明(後排中)治療更生院的鴉片癮者。
(圖片出處：財團法人杜聰明博士獎學基金會)

樂善堂大殿左、右牆面的「忠孝節義」，有如孔廟裡的明倫堂，直接點明了入鸞堂該學習的事。
(圖片出處：吳昇鴻)

The characters for loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness written on the right and left walls of Leshan Hall.

盧廷翰像。
(圖片出處：台灣列紳傳P85)

.百年舊廟喚醒堂。
(圖片出處：宜蘭縣政府文化局)

1928年改良書房，左上角還有奉祀恩主的神位的。(圖片出處：國家圖書館)
The improved school in 1928 with an altar to the benefactor visible in the upper left corner.

台灣學校的圖。(引用野口勝一
《風俗画報台灣土匪掃攘圗會》。)

指南宮扶鸞指示藥籤鸞文一。
(圖片出處：吳宗明)

石碇集順廟藥籤筒。
(圖片出處：吳宗明)

罌粟花(Papaver somniferum)
(圖片出處：圖庫)

吸食鴉片的男人。
(圖片出處：國家圖書館)
A man smoking opium.

〈戒洋煙賦〉
(圖片出處：喚醒堂《渡世慈帆》)