New-York tribune., 1907-01-31
RESUMES OLD NAME.
Bible Teachers Training School
Drops "WinozG" from Title.

Members OF the Bible Teachers Training
School met yesterday and decided 90 drop from
its title the word ''winona"
70 was Ds. wubert W. White. president Of the
Bible Teachers Training School, who conducted
the Biblical prize contest Instituted by Miss
8elen III Gould about two years ago. and Miss
Gould Is among the regular supporters ana in
tesested friends Of the institution.
we 3oined WinOns-" said Dr. White yester-
day In explaining the separation, because We
thought the connection would help us But the
facs was That each school had its own traditions
Aoo fae association confused constituents on
each side. so that mutually agreed to part.
NWinons is doing a splendid work. but along
nnss that we ala not care 70 commit our school
TO- Winona's spirit may be described as altr7i-
isto Enoneymakdng. Besides its Chautauqua and
summer school work It has built and is onerat,ng
one railroad, has another under way, conducts
boys and girls schools and IS now opening an
agricultural school We prefer not TO carry on
such business enterprises es that We DO mt
wish 70 make money, but 20 be the direct agents
In this Bible work OF people who have money
and are willing TO give Ct 90 u.s. II we had con-
unued with winona should probably have
felt ourselves bound out OF sympathy with the
general movement to Introduce business and
educational features here which would have been
detrimental 20 the best interests OF the schools
Again, while Winona is interdenominationaI
yet because majority OF its trustees are Pres
byteriaus IL passes with the public for a Presby-
terian Institution. We are distinctly interde-
nonlinational, but our Identification with a So
called Presbyterian organization made the pub
hc assume that we were Presbyterian. Then
too. Winona is organized on a trust company
basis. while we an educational institution
governed by a board Of trustees who administer
the funds. Another reason why the connection
proved undesirable was that II was awkward TO
have New York institution ostensibly subordi-
nate 70 Western institution. and perhaps the
best Of all the practical difficulties in
the way of transacting affairs such great
distance.
both boards unanimously voted to unite. and
both voted unanimously TO separate. The per-
scnal element did not enter into the settlement
Of the subject IN the least"
DIR. White looks forward 20 a great expansion
of the Bible Teachers Training School within
the next few years Next 10 getting the money
20 send people 10 the foreign field" he said. is
the recognition Of the necessity OF thoroughly
eouipping them as Christian workers I have
been harnrnerfns away this line fifteen years
the need OF a thorough training IN the English
Bible. Special departments Will be opened for
eeaconesse~ for the study OF phonetics and the
fundamentals OF language and for the training
OF italian workers. The department Of pho
nstios viii be most useful TO give students a gem
srsl equipment after which. when they are or
dered TO q certain field, say Japan or China. they
Wi find their special linguistic training com-
paratfvely easy.
Already we maintain a settlement, With In
dustrtal and educational features conducted by
our students, who also carry on an active work
IN the homes OF the neighborhood Those who
are training Itsliss workers will find abun-
dant missionary work among the thousands Of
Italians IN the city.
"a thoroughly equipped musical department
Will also be added, and while would not say
shall ever have medical department, Yet
hope shall have class where the fundament-
ale of medical care OF the sick and injured Will
be taught. Our purpose is TO do thoroughly de-
votional Bible work. and then add such branches
shall improve the type Of Christian worker.
AS get the financial support nec-
essery III building. the Montclair. with
students who VIII engage in practical mission
work. We shall take over the half that is now
md "a as a