The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
DIVINITY SCHOOL AT
YALE WILL EXPAND
institution TO BE RcOrganized
Under Permanent Endowment
of S1.5OO.OOO.
To TEACH SOCIAL SERVICE
Mon win BE Trained for Settle
mcnt Work and Other
Fields Of Charity.

vrV HAYES. conn. Jan. 2t.--With the
announcement by tn. Yale Corporation OF
e.f-s f1r the endowment of the divinity
..bool Of $500. 900 Dean Charles K Brown
ou,Iiued the plans which. when perfected,
vii make the Yale divinity school one OF
On. largest and best equipped IN the
Cnitrd states
I'm, pltns as outlined to-day by Dean
Brown uciud. a permanent endowment OF
,,.5ouoJu which will make possible an
almost complete reorganization Of the in
sti,u;lou Under the new plan the Yale
divinity school will have four departments.
each calculated to give special training to
mon who plan To enter the different fields
@. work upon graduation.
Tn, hr-t department will be devoted to
a.. thorough training OF preachers and
pastors. religious scholars and teachers
FOR service IN the churches and divinity
srhool- Of the country
\ department for missionary service
training holds second place IN the plans
for greater Yale divinity school Dean
brown emphasized the Importance OF this
work to-day He said
The modern missionary anterpri-. has
-
ar E. st.ll cmphaticany q preacher OF the
Gospel but IN. rapid development of tn.
srrat mission Fields makes II necessary
tor him TO preach broader. more sympa-
thstir. more practical. NOR. dynamic Cos
gel than was proclaimed nifty years ago.
!, is 'he era of "A new China, a new Japan.
anew India ana "A new South Africa.
"Th. man who would mould new ma
tcud ideals and aid In worldwid.
renaissance must ne specifically trained
Tor MIS- most demanding task Missionaries
shrugd must lc versed ir the language.
literature and history VI the people they
80 90 help. We already teach Chinese and
yapanes. We expect 20 make men AS
familiar with India and Africa under the
new plan
tn, S.5vU."Uo endowment viii make
yossitl, the establishment of 4 department
Of social service. which will provide men
fueJ TO become probation officers. Juvenile
tpurt o''!cers and secretaries or workers
In social settlements. Men who enter this
department will receive instruction in
,rohivWs In paup.rism. crime. charity.
lhbrr disputes and many other things
Many more calls for men prepared in this
work have been rsrsived AT the school
,n'n could he filled during the past year
and the number il constantly increasing.
To meet the Increasing demand for men
Who have Sufficient knowledge of methods
Of teaching and In addition understand
children we'll enough to taxi, charge OF
sunday schools beCoin" secretaries of
y NJ .. As and do similar work a de-
adrturrt Of religious education viii be
'dird to IN. divinity school under the
--W rlans. Irof"ssorship- will he .stab-
hshed which will insure Instruction In
sunday school methods and leadership.
The Vale divinity school now has l05
students. Under tn" r-orgauized system
Il 10 expected 2io can receive instruction.
Attendance u Increasing now. for this
year the entering class numbered MY
'v' the largest 100 tn.'Ity years No pro-
sion or even plans hiv. been made for
IeV buildings ~ vet
The plan now ~ fore. of Ee.piug tha
'nool uou-sectAripu will Dc adhered to
under the new regime tn sum of $780,
900 has been obtained in the last twelve
months and prospects are bright for the
Early completion of the .utir. endowment