Evening star., 1948-12-03
Stressins Human inequalities


Three cheers for Yale's new football captain.
Levi Jackson, a fine Negro citizen promoted
to leadership because of his demonstrated
unusual football playing abilities.
Nor does this honor argue in the slightest
degree for human equality or racial equality,
but renders eloquent affirmation of human
inequalities and racial inequalities, the saving
grace of individual self-sufficiency of all races
and colors.
Should this mertorious honor be credited to
the Negro race, and not to Levi Jackson in
dividually, and should he ever be denoted,
such demotion could be interpreted to dis
credit the entire Negro race. Then let us
be long range realistic in our appraisal of
this strictly individual honor.
And from these rightful recognitions Of in
divdual merits, let us agree that human prog
ress is strictly individual, and not by any means
q collective accomplishment; that human in
equalities are as fixed as the stars; that by
nothing short of changing God in nature, our
ancestors and ourselves, can we shorten the
distance or accelerate the pace Of hazy
homogenized humanity. A. C. narrower.
Saving Our Steamer
To the Editor Of The Star:
Surely the stockholders Of the Norfolk &
Washington Steamboat Co. are not going to
vote that the corporation be dissolved? This
is unthinkable.
In these days when millions are flung about,
some of them for highly unnecessary purposes,
cannot the people Of Washington find a means
Of paying the cost Of repairs to our lovely
steamboat, the District of Columbia?
We need the quiet trips which were an
interlude of peace in this age of speed and
worry.
Please, Washingtonians, let's fight to get our
steamer back in service. STAR READER.
Waldenses, Albisenses Remembered
To the Editor Of The Star:
Replying to a letter by j. M. Dawson, DR..
Cyril Toumanoff in letter published in The
Star of November 20 makes a very sweeping
statement which I wish to challenge in the
interest of accuracy. Mr.. Dawson in his letter,
according to DR.. Toumsnoff objected to q
reference to St. Peter as the first Pope as
being 'sectarian'" In commenting on this,
DR.. Toumanon states this view was held by
the entire Christendom for II centuries, by all
Western Christians for Is centuries, ="
He also says that this view has the support Of
the overwhelming concurrence Of biblical,
patristic, liturgical and archaeological evidence
as we'll as of the studies of some of the great
est scholars ."
Dr. Toumanoff, of course, is privileged to
believe as he does, but neither history nor the
Bible supports this belief. There was no Pope
during the period of the apostles nor for
some time afterward. The Office is entirely
man-made. OF all the heads of the various
churches in early Christendom, the Bishop of
Rome gained the most prestige and eventually
became the head of the entire church. But
there remained many Christians who clung to
the simple faith of the early believers and
continued to do SO down to the time Of the
Reformation. The Waldenses and Albigenses
were outstanding examples of those who re-
manned steadfast in spite Of severe persecution
through centuries of time and were the only
true connecting link between the Reformation
and the church Of the apostles. wonder who
the scholars are to whom DR.. Toumanof re-
ferred-and where is the biblical evidence
whether he refers to the Bible or some
authoritative book?
The claim that Peter was Pope is obviously
q sectarian claim, since fve-sixths OF the
worlds population do not subscribe to the
belief which teaches it. 1t is entirely inappro-
pirate for book reviewer, historian, or any
person writing or speaking from an unbiased
and objective point of view to make the un-
qualified statement that Peter was one of the
Popes. w. F. ADAMS.