Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the Wonderful Advancement of the Colored Americans—the Most Marvelous in the History of Nations—Their Past Accomplishments, Together With Their Present-day Opportunities and a Glimpse Into the Future for Further Developments—the Dawn of a Triumphant Era. A Handbook for Self-improvement Which Leads to Greater Success
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At present, less than ten institutions for colored people offer
professional courses with teaching force and equipment separate from
their academic departments. The majority of these are affiliated with
colleges. Howard University has a medical, a law, and a theological
department, with considerable equipment and a full quota of students in
each department. Meharry Medical College has a large student body and a
valuable plant. The theological department of Lincoln University,
Lincoln, Pa., is fairly well equipped; but the number of pupils is
small. Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Ga., is a well endowed
institution owned by the Methodist Episcopal denomination. The teaching
force and equipment are adequate, but the number of students is not
large. Bishop Payne Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal
denomination, Petersburg, Va., has a scholarly faculty, but a small
number of students. Tuskegee Institute maintains a department for the
instruction of rural ministers. The instruction is effective and
practical. Talladega College provides a separate building for the
Theological Seminary, and its teaching force is separate; but the number
of students is small. Payne Theological Seminary, of Wilberforce
University, is incorporated independently and its work is done by its
own teachers and its own building.
Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., and Morehouse College,
Atlanta, Ga., do not have a separate plant for their theological
departments; but the instruction is effective and the number of students
is fair. Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C., maintains a preparatory
medical course, and offers instruction to ministerial students. Other
institutions maintaining theological departments are Livingstone
College, Salisbury, N. C.; Biddle University, Charlotte, N. C.; Paine
College, Augusta, Ga.; and Stillman Institute, Tuscaloosa, Ala. The
following table gives the names, together with the number of teachers
and pupils in the theological schools: