LESSON THIRD
ON THE UNITY AND TRINITY OF GOD
Q. Is there but one God?
A. Yes; there is but one God.
Who Made the Devils?
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 Lesson in Grammar
A school-teacher was giving her class a lesson in grammar. “Adjectives,” she said, “have three de-
