The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
STUDYING MEDICINE AT 60.
INTERESTING Events ~ THE LIFE or
THE REV. H. ". COLCHESTER.
One OF the wenItbie-t Coiored Msn In the
Unitcd states Applying for Admission TO
the College OF Physicians and Surgeons.

ter of la Remspn street. Brooklyn. has uhsuc-
cessfully applied for admission to medical lee
lures in New York Mr.. Gloucester was found
in his brown stone residence Yesterday. " Is
the building formerly occupied Ivy the Long
Island Club. at Rcmsen and Clinton streets.
ono Of the most select sections OF the city. On
the door silver plate bears the nnmo Glou-
ccster." The reporter was courtcousy re-
ccived by Mr. Gloucester and his wife. a |
pleasant faced matron. The room had spa |
cious bay window looking into Clinton street
and facing the uncovered stone church on the |
opposite corner There were marble-topped
tables with French plntc mirrors. cherry velvet
upholstered chairs and sofns. a costly chande-
ler. and. under foot. a sprlngy carpet No al
fusion to the surroundings was made until Mr.
Gloucester said in reply TO n question: ." am
in no business now. but have been Presby-
tcrian minister My wife here owns this
property. tho club house. and the ada
cent brown stone front We are proba
bly, tho wcaltiest colored people. In real
estate. in this country" When asked
how his wealth was obtained he said:
We'll. we are retiring people. and don't want to
be called wealthy. We're pretty comfortably
settled, and have given our children n good Cd
ucation." Mrs Gloucester laid on the table
bundle Of rustling diplomas Two were from
Obcrlin College. and had boon given to their
daughters. Another was given to Thomas j.
White. their eldest daughters husband who
graduated from the Bowdoln Medical College
in Maine Our good fortune in money
affairs" Mr. Gloucester said. began when we
lived in "A humble little house on lot that we
owned i'm Hudson street. New York city. An
express company wanted the entire block in
which We lived and 1t paid us 100000 for our
utfl. ulnse Iulieinus investment in real sstute
ltn o. W.. huul-tsa in both Now
York and Brooklyn.
Mr.. Gieue, ster r. nearly go years ~ age. nm
from ashamed NJ IL. II has an earnest. ntelli.
gent face. and wears fringe OF beard around
hIs fuce. The huir H. just touched Win white.
| hut no enc would suspect ms age from ms
| looks IIia language IL almost irnc from the
peculiar dialect ~ his race. and his bearng Is
] pleasant and courteous.
Hes eGGg5 T yf9rs qso Wa is,6 born or wan in
/ IN" first cuorrd Presbyterian minister IN ms
| country aud was born slave IN Gloucester
/ county W.. He took his numr from that county.
/ His master moved into Tennes,S." yWhgre
burn. a freShyterian cl"rsymoppi to wail
mpn2 nm f. sody egN1n a Uo me 80 "a as
ul and Industrious. But the minister had
John that was my fathers nam caIled m
| yesterday PRAYING in tho woods nenr the rom,
IL was driving past = Father said II was and
Ec ., i' poctor.s SERMON II that day
Tint he had 10 ask for pardon from
lieu the minister. Fnhcr said hat he ind lis
I nias'nr sail that John was always n good
boy. Then snid ih"minis'rr. mus, my I2 ,l.l
| topreaeh the word To his own psop". Palmer
studied theology and went 10 Ihilld"lphia with
tho Row. Dr. Blackburn. Subsequently he Or
gani2ed the First African irv-hytoran Chur'h
in Philadelphia. in lou1. and became it, pastor.
Two " his sons, my brothers. were gr9,l
from literary coll"go- Jeremiah from Prince.
ton. and John from Rutgers stephen and |
studded under a private tutor, anu all Tour ~ us
leclun Prcsbyis rian minister's and built
.aNat hos Rrfr fN
Street Church in BROOKLYN. about iwentv.ilVr
I years ago and WIS its pastor under y" brook lyn
SERVICE at the CIri-tinn Commission When
peace arrived. WAS the first man toesiahiish
freedmen lie co.'s south nj Mason and Dixon :
linz | hal harse Of over n thousand n'srors
. I'm Petersburg. About live Year, ago went iv
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. and studied and pr'tii7'd
For The past thirty years Mr.. Gloucester has
been "a student ma theology and MEDICINE, ana
| ni,iiral stu. l'uf. ou two occasions previous 90
the Inst which WINS mado with N month nj th'
applications were AT the homeopathic Collcg,
AMI to tho Long Island Of Broohlyn.
" ! WIS, Mr.. Gloucester continued denie'
adm.-s un 90 either u- "a student or o. their lc'
tur.S simply On the ground of complexion. A
thr HOMEOPATHIC College they gave mo to I'M
lrr-'pul Mat tho uiie-i ON If complexion NIGH
b. ov"r'om" % could mAka u appear that
WAS n,,t born i'm the Uuited St.i.s. that ind #
such circumstances VA ght crtr. us they ihci
md = foreign .llorod gentleman attending then
lectures But thoir present policy believe u
90 VI ) first Application was io DR. willard PAR
| ker ST.. who treated II kindly. but gave ~ hop
ofultlmate success, and did not press 1t iur
thor.
rhcn wont 10 the Long Island II Brooklyn
Dr. Mu.on. Sr.. with no better success; Ai % lat"
period renewed my application 10 the college
of Physician- and Surgeons, through the inter
position and kindness of DR.. Nhtal lhyrlclnl
, To- the Aged tDlurod Home. Here again ! WA
doomed Ia disappointment and advised 90 60 4
. Maine. whore would have no difficulty. stu
, later applied 20 the rrn-prs IF Now York To-
, an examination, in order To obtain a license
and was refused nm examination and referee
~ the ccnsurs of Kings county. hded M
time, ana turn applied io ~" rrnsprs Of King
county. In'v treated me kindly, hnt though
il hr-t io Oi'r me ih" inrlltii -"i "a" college
/ which NJ a former period had been denied IN,
/ 50 thm might Erntunte IN the regular way.
Sn e. the recent dilil1uity IN the College q
- PhyS.cian- and Surgeons, nave ,Hg9ih maj
1 / appllWon there Tor admission. ! called upo
. Dr. Ialt'r 10 make aspiration Tor adillNSo
to the lectures oi the college. ana t' ASK ~ iher
"a was truth IN the statements when hAd been i
n IN" newspapers. that conr'd persons were -tl
- deni'd ii' inrlilc~ oil the rolleEc H. -hlu INA
= h" believed ihai such WAS IN" case, though u
, was not Now on" of the faculty. but a director
q Hetlousht the recent eour~. Of IN rolle4r I'M
10 Just, hul earnestly 'pullc'h'h ihn anu l,l) prppl