Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
THE NEGRO IN THE PROFESSIONS.
Report of Field Secretary of Ameri-
can Missionary Association.

NEW YORK, January 30.-The field Sc
cretary in the South Of the American
Missionary Association, Rev. George w.
Moore, Of Nashville. has made a pro-
tracted and detailed investigation concern
ing the negro in professional life. He
reports that in 1885 there were 1913
students in professional courses in col
ored schools, and of these l26 were wo-
men.
There were 7O3 students and 70 gradu-
ates Of theology, IA students and q
graduates in law, 2s6 students and 80
graduates in medicine. and graduates i'm
pharmacy and 1875 students and 40 gradu-
ates in UNDERSTANDING. There were TWEEN
ty-fiye schools Of theology fjee schools
Of law and six schools of medicine. In
addition to these schools which have been
established for the negro in professional
life. the doors OF the leading colleges and
universities Of the North, East, and West
are open to him.
DOCTORS AND LAWYERS.
Since 1895 there have been 1876 graduates
who received diplomas from reputable
medical colleges, making a total OF 800.
This list does not include the large num-
Der of negro men who have graduated
from northern institutions. There are
twelve schools for the training Of colOred
women as nurses, and 200 nurses have
been trained and in training. Providence
Hospital, Of Chicago. is the pioneer school
in this work. The Freedmens Hospital,
of Washington, ID. c., IL the largest hos
pital in the country open 20 colored per-
sons. The medical department Of How
ard University is located at this hospital.
1t has graduated 25S colored doctors.
There are thirty colored practicing physi-
clans I'm the District Of Columbia. Me-
harry Medical College, OF Nashville,
Tenn. has graduated $40 colored men in
medicine. 70 In dentistry. and 43 In phar-
macy. The enrolment ior the present s
l6l I'm the department OF medicine, q In
dentistry, and 10 I'm pharmacy. Shaw Uni
versity. at Raleigh, n. c., also has a
well-equipped medical school. Able corps
Of colored physicians are associated with
white physicians as professors I'm five Of
the six medical colleges in the South for
colored men. There are colored medical
associations in several Of the Southern
States. There is also national
association of colored physicians. There
are n number Of colored physicians and
surgeons in the United States army. The
law department Of Howard University Is
tho largest and best school I'm the South
open TO colored men.
Quite a number of colored men have
graduated from the law schools Of Yale
Harvard, Boston University, and the Uni
versty Of Michigan. COlOred lawyers
practice i'm many Northern, Eastern. and
Western states, and I'm the leading cities
of the South. There are about 400 colorec
! lawyers in this country. They practice
| I'm all the courts.
THE MINISTRY.
Among 1000 seminary trained and 1900
more. classed as educated, are In the
ministry The majority OF colored Con
gregational Episcopal and Presbyterian
/ ministers are educated men, but they
/ form only a small wing OF the army OF
| cOlored ministers There are many In
| telligent Methodist and Baptist colored
ministers. The bishops of the African
/ Methodist Episcopal, the African Metho-
/ dist Episcopal Zion. and the ColoreC
/ Methodist Episcopal churches together
with their ministers, exercise wide IN
/ fiuence i'm their churches. Bishop u. W
/ Arnett, of the African Methodist Episco-
/ pal Church, and Bishop Alexander Wal
/ ters. Of the African Methodist Episcopal
/ Zion Church, are members of the BoarC
! of Trustees Of the United Society OF
! Christian Endeavor.
]
/ colored bishops. j. w. +. Bowen, ID. D..
/ IS the most representative minister OF
ihat Church. He IS a professor in Cam
| mon Theological Seminary, I'm Atlanta
/ and was the colored candidate for BishoI
/ at the last general conference Of the
/ Methodist Episcopal Church. VI. c
| Maron. ID. D., was elected corresponding
secretary Of the FreeSpan's Aid anc
Southern Educational ~Society Of thai
| Church. G.. W. Henderson. D. D., q
| graduate Of the University Of Vermont
/ and OF the Yale Divinity School, IS dear
/ OF the Straight University Theological
/ School at New Orleans. Rev. L. Il. Max
well. a graduate Of Atlanta University
/ and the Hartford Theological Seminary
Is field secretary Of the international
| Sunday-schOOl work among the cOlorec
people of the South. and Rev. II. H. Proc
/ tor. a graduate Of Fisk University and
| Yale Divinity School, Is pastor OF the
/ First Congregational church 81 Atlanta
| Ca.
There arc representative colored men n
/ the Baptist ministry, like w. II. Brooks
| y. D.. OF Washington, ID. C., ana Rev. j.
| NJ Waldron Of Jacksonville Fla. +. ID
| Grimke. d. D.. Of Washington, -. G, IS
| the leading colored Presbyterian minister
| Howard University has graduated l6l
| I'm theology. Talladega, Straight IouSa'
| loo. and Fisk universities have sent forth
many men I'm the ministry Wilbertorce
Biddle. Lincoln, and Richmond Bible
schools have also trained many men tor
/ the ministry.