17 AUGUST 1956, Page 14

SIR,—Like many peqple fundamentally or subconsiously unsure of their own

case Mr. Evelyn Waugh resorts to abuse in order to fortify, as he obviously believes, both it and himself. It would be interesting, however, if he would explain why both the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds specifically confine the act of creation to the First Person of the Trinity, if, as he maintains, Creation is a necessary attribute of Godhead.—Yours faithfully,