The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27

 FOR EDUCATION Seventh Annual Session
 COnveneS. OGDEN DELIVERS ADDRESS Bishop Galloway Discusses
 South and the Negro. Says the Black will Never Be the Social Equal of the Caucasian.
 Education of Inferior
OGDEN DELIVERS ADDRESS

Birmingham. April 2s.-(Specfai )--The seventh annual session of the Conference for Education In the South commenced this evening in the Jefferson Theatre with large attendance. Robert c. ogden, tho philanthropist, merchant prince and representative citdxen, Is presiding over the conference. The theatre was we'll filled. Teachers of the public schools in Birmingham and from other cities in the State are to be in regular attendance at the conference.
 The city Is filled with distinguished wis.,
 itors. educators. philanthropists. men and women of wealth, clergymen. superin- tendents of education and teachers. The conference will continue until Thursday night. morning, afternoon and evening sessions to be held. A public reception ia on the program for tomorrow evening at the Hillman Hotel.
 Tie opening session tonight at the Thea trc was a most suspicious one. President Ogden and his party, traveling on nine special cars, arrived in the city this af- ternoon at 2:S0 o'clock from Montevaiio, where this morning the industrial school was visited. At the depot here there was a large reception committee to meet the distinguished party, while twenty two prominent citizens went to Montevalio to give welcome to the party.
 Executive Committee.
 The executive committee of the Con- ference is composed of the following dis tinguished citizens: B. B. Valentine, Virginia: Joseph c. Brown, North Caro- lina: Robert B. Fulton. Mississippi; B. c Gibson. Georgia; D. F. Houston; Tex as; R. H. Jesse. Missouri; c. F. Glenn, Florida; s. A Mynders, Tennessee: N. H. Snyder. South Carolina The general ofi. cers of the Conference are: Robert C.. og- den. president, New York; Edgar Gard ner Murphy. vfce-president, Montgomery; Dr. B. J. Baldwin. secretary, Monteor1,. eryi ". A. Blair. treasurer. winstcp-Sa- lena. N. c.
 The first session tonlght began with as. address Of welcome by Colonel |, e, Bush. president Of the Alabama Consoli- dated Coal & Iron Company, represent- ing the city. The address was able, The speaker outlined objects of the confer ence. saying that bad morals and Hitter acy were common foes. He bade the wis., itors welcome and said that the object was one which all could be interested in, whether from the North, or the South or tho East or the West
 The address of Robert c. Ogden, presi- dent of the Conference, was volufninous but able and interesting.
 Bishop Galloway of Jackson, Miss, ad- dressed the conference. His address was the feature of the first session. Bishop Galloway devoted his entire time to a discussion of the negro question
 Bishop Galloway on Negro.
 Bishop Galloway said that two points in the negro question had already been settled in the South. First, they would never be equal socially; second, they will always be educated separately and in dif- ferent buildings. This was applauded by the South whites and negroes in the audience. The Jefferson Theatre where the session was held was crowded to It's capacity. Much enthusiasm was mani fested.
 The Ogden party spent this morning fin Montevallo and at the Girls Industrial School at that point several members of the party delivered pleasing addresses and expressed the hope for continued good work in this institution.
 The program for tho conference this week comprises reports from the field short. clear cut speeches by authorita- tive speakers from the South. able papers and discussions thereon. The meeting closes Thursday night, a paper on The North and the South in tho Conference for Education" by pr. John Graham Brooks. being among the last matters on the program.
 Several clergymen from all portions of the country are here, including Rt. Rev. Davis Sessums, ILL. D.. Bishop l of Louisiana; Rt Rev. Bishop Galloway, of Misslssippi; Rt. Rev. William Law 1 renee, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of | 
 A large delegation from South Carolina | is here working for the next conference | to be held at Columbia. in that State. | The delegation is headed by Professor | o. B. Martin. State Superintendent of Education.
 There was never a gathering here of so many distinguished people as the one now going on.