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Q. Is  there  but  one  God?

''A. Yes;  there  is  but  one  God. ''

A body of  heretics,  called  the  Manichees,  taught that there  are  two  Gods,  one  the  author  of  good  and the other  the  author  of  evil. A priest in  catechism class asked: “ Who  made  the  angels? ” “ God.”

answered the  children  in  a moment. “ And who  made the devils? ” he continued. No one  liked  to  say that God  made  the  devils,  so  all  looked  at  each  other and were  silent. At length  a little  girl  ventured  to say:  “ Father,  God  made  the  angels,  and  some  of the  angels  made  themselves  devils.”  She  was  quite right; all that  is  good  is  from  the  Creator,  but  all the evil  is  the  creatures’  very  own.

''Q. Why  can  there  be  but  one  God? ''

''A. There  can  be  but  one  God  because  God  being supreme  and  infinite,  cannot  have  an  equal. ''

A school-teacher was  giving  her  class  a lesson  in grammar. “Adjectives,” she  said,  “have  three  de-