The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-27
NEGRO OF THE SOUTH
 IS GALLOWAY'S THEME
Eloquent Methodist Bishop Delivers a Ringing Speech-BelieVes In
 Lending Helping Hand.
Bishop Galloway spoke as follows:

Bishop Galloway spoke as follows:
 '.rhe subject of this hours discussion is not of my selection With the honored invitation to accept place on the pro gramme of this great convention came also the request that l should speak on The South and the Negro The dis tinguished honor of this request was &C., corded not because 1 have capacity to speak on this subject by the authority of fuller and more accurate knowledge than others, but rather because I live in the south and am friend of the ne- gro.
 Some acquaintance with this section and it's citizenship, I ought to have gain ed from lifelong residence and eager observation and unwavering devotion. From my birth to this good hour ] have lived in Mississippi-the most intensely southern of all southern statesLand where because of their immense mum bers, the so-called problem of the ne- groes is most acute. It is therefore. not for want of opportunity, if l lack infor- nation, or am possessed of mislnforma- ton
 q shall speak tonight with perfect can dor If not with approved wisdom, and appear not as the partisan of an idea, but as an ambassador of the truth and lover or my country.
 "In offering some thoughts on the sub ject assigned I shall not review ancient history, but consider present conditions. It Is time for us to cease discussing who Is most responsible for American slavery. Present duty has been neglected in an acrimonious wrangle over history. For after all, the only difference between the south and the north on the slavery ques- tion is the difference between father and grandfather. My father was connected with slavery and so was their grand father. Our memories are only a little more vivid because somewhat shorter.
 q would not presume to speak dogmat- ically as to the mind of God with refer ence to the future status of the negro. Into that infinite and holy realm I have neither capacity nor temerity to enter. On what specific line the race will move through the coming centuries. I cannot attempt to prophecy. But l do know that oil our dealings with these people should be in the spirit, and according to the ethics of the man of Gallilee What is best for them now should be the meas ure of present duty, leaving the future in His hands who knows the end from the beginning. And we must insist that ths negro have equal oportunity with every American citizen to fulfill in himself the highest purposes or all-wlse and ben- efficient providence.
 No Disgusting the Fact.
 "Whatever the cause or causes, there is no disgusting the fact that there is great unrest and growing discontent among the negroes of the south. They are beginning to feel friendless and hope less. The frequent lynchings that dis grace our civilization, the advocacy by some of limiting to the minimum the school advantages provided for them, and the widening gulf of separation between the younger generations of both races. have produced a measure of despair.
 There are few negroes in my. native state of Mississippi the owners of prop erty, who would not sell ont at fair valuation. Many of the thriftiest and most conservative feel, whether justly or not, that sentiment is SO hostile to their race as to make all their values insecure.