Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women

Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women was founded in 1922[1] by the Canadian Baptist Mission (CBM). The school is in Tuni in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women

Latin: EVA ROSE YORK DISCIPLINA BIBLIA ET TECHNICA SCHOLA ENIM FEMINA
Motto	The entrance of thy words giveth light..
Founder(s)	Canadian Baptist Ministries
Established	1922
Mission	Women's development
Focus	Life skill training
Chairman	Rev. K. J. Emmanuel, CBCNC (chairperson of the Seminary Council)
Principal	Rev. D. J. Jeremiah, CBCNC
Faculty	Rev. S. Prema Kumari, CBCNC, Rev. B. Kumari, CBCNC Smt. B. Bhogam
Address	Tuni, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location	Tuni , India
Coordinates	17°21′45″N 82°32′38″E

Background

Missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission were involved in spreading awareness about the Bible in northern circars of Andhra Pradesh.[2] The missionaries began arriving in India as early as 1868.[2]

Early missionaries involved women to initiate the Gospel.[3]

Winfred Eaton, a missionary of the Canadian Baptist Mission began classes in Palakonda in 1922 with a few girls.[4] In 1925, the school was relocated to Tuni.[4]

Name

Eva Rose (née Fitch) York (1858–1938)[5] was an early Canadian composer and teacher who lent support[6] for the buildings on the campus in Tuni.

Eva Rose Fitch was born in Norwich, Ontario where she attended college and married Dr. Winford York in 1879.[7] She studied music and, after her husband died in 1880, took up the study of the organ and became a born-again Christian. She founded choirs in Belleville and Toronto before she decided in 1899 to devote her time to establishing a home, Redemption House, for unwed mothers in Toronto. York founded a home for the women that she ran until 1914 before she left to spend 15 years as an itinerant preacher.[7] Her efforts have caused her name to be immortalised here,[5] and her talents as a poet have also kept her memory.[8]

The school is partly supported by funds raised in Canada by Baptist women.[9]

In 1987 technical courses were begun when Jessie Rosser was principal.[10]

Administration

Principals[11]
1922–1941 Sr. Winnifred Eaton, CBM 1941–1961 Sr. Mattie E. Curry, CBM 1962–1967 Sr. Ruth Fletcher, CBM 1968–1974 Sr. Winnifred Paskall, CBM 1974–1987 Sr. Jessie Rosser, CBM 1987–1989 Sr. Mildred H. Law, CBM 1989–1993 Rev. S. E. Krupa Rao, CBCNC 1993–2011 Rev. M.S.G. Lalitha Kumari, CBCNC 2011– Rev. D.J. Jeremiah, CBCNC

Since the missionary days, the school was run independently. However, since 1989,[10] the school fell under the purview of the Seminary Council of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada. Rev. K.J. Emmanuel heads the Seminary Council. Rev. D.J. Jeremiah is the present principal of the school.

The Canadian Baptist Ministries past overseers in India, Rev. G. Babu Rao and M. David K. Sarma, were also responsible for the functioning of the school.

Courses offered

• Diploma in Evangelism and Mission (2 years)[10]
• Tailoring (1 year)[10]
• Typing (6 months)[10]

References

Notes

1. Annie Innis Dagg, The Feminine Gaze: A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and Their Books 1836–1945, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2001, ISBN 0889203555, 978-0889203556. p. 318.
2. Martin Senftleben, Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, 1992. p. 61 Archived 9 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. M.L. Orchard & Katherine S. McLaurin, The Enterprise: The Jubilee Story of the Canadian Baptist Mission in India, 1874–1924, Toronto: The Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission Board, 1925. See especially Mattie Currie, Among the Telugus: The Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission Board, a report published by CBFMB, Toronto, 1936. 93–94. Cited by James Elisha in Empowering Mission or Enslaving Enterprise? Women Missionaries’ attitudes to Telugu Women in Bangalore Theological Forum, Vol. XXXIX, 1 June 2007.
4. Lalitha Krupa Rao, Eva Rose York Bible Training and Technical School for Women, Tuni, Consultation 17–22 April 2007.
5. Elaine Keillor, Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
6. Annie Innis Dagg, op. cit.
7. The Feminist Gaze, Anne Innis Dagg, 2001, ISBN 0889203555, accessed 1 October 2008
8. 101 Famous Poems, Roy Jay Cook, accessed 1 October 2008
9. Baptist Women Archived 2 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 1 October 2008
10. Lalitha Krupa Rao, op. cit.
11. History of the Bible Training School for Women Tuni in C.L. Johnson (edited), Canadian Baptist Mission 125 year's Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, pp. 223–226.

Further reading

• Annie Innis Dagg (2001). "The Feminine Gaze: A Canadian Compendium of Non-Fiction Women Authors and their books 1836–1945". Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0889203556. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Elaine Keillor (2008). "Encyclopedia of Music in Canada". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• G.Beaulah Pearl Sunanda (1990). "An Insight into the History of the Canadian Baptist Mission in Andhra Pradesh (1874–1924)". M.Phil. (History) Thesis, Madras Christian College, Madras. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Martin Senftleben (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). I. Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• T. James Elisha (2007). "Encounter between Protestant and Telugu Women's Paradigms of Scripture, Boston College". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• T. James Elisha (1 June 2007). "Empowering Mission or Enslaving Enterprise? Women Missionaries' attitudes to Telugu Women in Bangalore Theological Forum". XXXIX. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)