The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18
WHAT THE NEGROES
DOING IN MEMPHIS
by THE REV. A. IT. OWENS.
Dean Tusl<egee Institute

erals annually and receive in gross
$4,000.
All the undertakers and embalmers
have the most modern Improvements in
stock and facilities. A few of them
handled funerals last year that cost $500
Cooperating with the negro Baptists
OF east Arkansas, north Mississippi and
west Tennessee, DR.. c. A. Terrell founded
the Negro Baptist hospital in 1909 The
equipment of this institution Is modern
in every particular and the service IS
excellent. During the past year 500 pa
tents have been treated and 300 diff
cult operations performed with a mortal
ity less than 3 per cent
The management has the highest in
dorsement of white physicians of Mem
phis, among them being DIR. Joseph e..
Johnson, DR.. ]. A. Crisler, DIR. f. ID.
Smythe, Dr. r. II. Haines and Dr. w. H.
Baldwin. When these physicians have
eolored patients to operate on they
ratronize this hospital.
Affiliated with Negro Baptist hospital
is the University of West Tennessee
founded at Jackson, Tenn, in 1900 by
DR.. NJ. V. Lynx and removed to Mem
phis in 1907. The object of this school Is
to provide for the higher education of
negro youth and to furnish facilities for
equipment In the professions. Accord
ingly this Institution has, in addition to
higher branches, departments of medi-
cine, dentistry, law and nurse training.
It is non-sectaran and Independent.
The school has three buildings valued
at $4,000. Last year 20 students matricu-
lated under II instructors. There were
Is graduates. of whom 8 were from the
department of medicine, 3 from dentistry,
3 from pharmacy. from law and ! from
the department of nurse training. The
school maintains high standard of pro-
ficiency.
BY the weight of his character, wisdom
and energy, DR.. Lynx, the founder and
president operates the school with
money collected from tuition and dona-
tions.
1t is noteworthy that the Negro Bap-
list hospital and the University of West
Tennessee have the cooperation of the
Bluff City Medical, Dental and Pharma-
ceutical association composed of the ply
sicians, dentists and pharmacists Of
Memphis.
Among the public spirited colored citi-
zens of Memphis, mention should be
made of Charles Wilson, an employee
at the Customs House for many years,
and who has attended every national
republican convention since 1872 For
many years Wilson has tried to interest
his race in establishing a reformatory
school for Juvenile negro dellnquents. He
has succeeded in raising thousand dol
lars for that purpose and he still has
hopes to succeed in his laudable under
taking.
DR.. l.. c. Patterson who Is associated
with DR.. Terrell In the Baptist Negro
Hospital, and DR.. E. w. Irving are UNI
der appointment by the city authorities
as inspectors of the colored schools of
Memphis.
Rev. T. o. Fuller has done commenda-
Bile work among his people. along the
line of civic improvement. During the
recent flood he had charge of the colored
farmers who refugeed at camp Ed. ii.
Crump at the Tri-State Fair grounds and
served faithfully and successfully in
making the camp a school of order and
practical sanitation. His services were
greatly appreciated by his people and
highly commended by the press of Mem
phs.
DR.. Fuller went to Memphis from
North Carolina twelve years ago and
took charge of a small congregation wor-
shipping in a rented hall. Under his
wise leadership his church has accumu-
lated property valued at $4,000. Ten
years ago he took charge of Howe Insti-
tute with one building valued at $4,000.
The institute now owns property in the
heart of the city valued at $4,000. The
attendance ranges from 800 to 700 stu
dents from 10 states. He teaches class
OF pastors who represent 10000 members.
In the bible training classes young men
and young women are prepared for do
nestle service and community work.
The public schools of Memphis in
charge of $50 colored teachers are the
LaRose, Clay, Virginia, Corter, Auction,
Carnes, Greenwood, klondike and the
kortrecht High School.
There are 20 colored churches in the
city valued at $4,000; 16 of them cost
on an average of $12,500.
Among thee leading colored pastors do
ing splendid work are Rev. j. A. Lind
say, Rev. j. II. Griffin Rev. L. A. John
son, Rev. j. W. Smith and Rev. w. r.
Smith of the Methodist denominations;
Rev. Father Thomas DENLY, Episco-
palian and Rev. r. j. Searcy; Rev. 7. o.
Fuller, Rev. w. j. McMichael, Rev. j.
w. Ribbins, and Rev. Fuller, Rev. w. ].
McMchael, Rev. J. w. Ribbins, and Rev.
a. L. Hall, baptists.
The private schools of the city in
charge of So teachers are the Howe In
stltute, the LeMoyne Institute, the
Hooks school. and the st. Anthony
(Catholic). The Catholic church and
school are in the same building which
cost $4,000. Fifty persons from other
of the city have connected
themselves with this church
me Howe Institute, rev. 1. -. ruler,
was founded by the late phil
anthropist Peter Howe of Illinois, and
is controlled by the negro Baptists of
and fostered by. the American
Baptist Home Mission society with head
quarters in New York.
1t is gratifying to state that the feel
ings between the races in Memphis is
most cordial. A leading white citizen
stated to the writer: THE colored peo-
pie of Memphis have their future IN
their own hands. The white people are
only too glad to help the worthy ones
to make of themselves good citizens