Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
Inteqrotion Views

God" say 48 ministers of
segregation, and speaking
with the armory Of Christian
facts at their disposal they
are profoundly right. Real
Christianity is of the heart
and knows nothing of dis
elimination. Two men who
are Christian within will not
hurt or slight one another
in any way regardless of the
social setting in which they
are cast. And yet so flimsy
and contradictory is human
nature, so jealous is it for
supposed correct department
in social relations, that it is
nigh impossible to get Chris
tians of the same color to
show much evidence of the
Christian heart.
Regardless of the Brightness
or wrongness of Virginia's
established State policy, one
must admit that the State is
running solidly on the road
beds of past history with a
great deal of realism and
consideration for all of the
pen-pricking facts, not fic-
tons, of the present. She
wants a free hand in dealing
with her problems and needs
understanding. No pronounce
ment or airy wave of the hand
lifts the burden one whit. No
man can pronounce against
things that are and suppose
that henceforth they will be
no more. Evolution does not
jump into high gear at the
crack of a whip. She takes
her time and is little con-
cerned with human eccentric
tiles. Many things are far
from right in this vale of
tears; so let the clergy stick
to its knitting and administer
to the human heart and
spirit where the need is most
great. If human hearts are
changed. one by one, little
by little. the mass itself will
begin to feel and display the
impact. 1t is very probable
that a heavy lump of friction
is dumped into society gen.
orally when men leave their
pulpits and seek to spiritual
ize society by banging the
gavel of the legislator.
The majority of Virginia
residents are backing their
State in its bout to preserve
customary, historical way
of life. The ministers oppose
it; they are by far the minor
ity group in the State. 1t is
a fallacy to suppose that one
cannot be a Christian if he
believes in segregation.
Christianity is basically an
estate of the heart.
william E. Cox.
4
Continually in newspaper,
radio and television reports
on the indignation problem
the term white school, is
used. This is an unfair de-
scription and actually an act
of discrimination. Yellow
and brown skinned children
attend so called white
schools both citizens and
aliens. Only the black child
is denied this right. Can you
think of any more ridiculous
situation existing in any ma
ton? There is only one true
school, and that an "Ameri-
can school,"
Our Government imprisons
pacif1sts for refusing to &C
cept or conform to its mill
tary laws. Are the Segrega-
tionistS deserving of any bet
ter treatment? Imprison Gov.
Faubus of Arkansas. Almond
of Virginia land go back to
include former Gov. Stanley
and the other segregation
lists. If their cause is so
noble let them be willing to
suffer Imprisonment, if they
continue to deny constitu-
tional rights for others, which
they so selfishly demand for
only themselves.
L. Z. Tharpe.
= 4
The Supreme Court is not
a legitimate lawmaking body.
But its members took it upon
themselves in 1854 to create a
new law" or issue a decree
purporting to compel the
people of all States to inte-
crate their schools regardless
Of local problems or prefer
ences. Their decree was based
on no existing law: in fact, it
reversed a previous ruling by
the Supreme Court itself, lay
ing down the separate but
equal" school doctrine.
At the annual Conference
of Chief Justices August Il in
Pasadena, Calf, a group Of
nine State chief justices Of
feFed g resolution accusing
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