nd flow; (2) the
same person who pours the water must say the words; (3) parents should
not baptize their own children, if there be any other person present who
knows how to baptize; (4) a man, if he be present and knows how to
administer the Sacrament, should baptize in preference to a woman; (5)
the person baptizing must have the intention of doing what the Church
does; (6) he must not repeat the baptism after giving it once correctly.

Q. 120. What is this baptism called?
A. The baptism given in case of necessity is called private baptism to
distinguish it from solemn baptism, which is given in the church with
all the ceremonies proper to it.

Q. 121. What do you mean by either sex?
A. "Either sex" means man or woman; boy or girl; any person competent to
baptize.

Q. 122. When may we say one "has reached the use of reason"?
A. We may say one "has reached the use of reason" when he knows the
difference between good and bad or right and wrong. Persons acquire this
knowledge at about the age of seven years.

CATECHISM.

Q. 123. What is a Catechism?
A. A Catechism is a book in the form of questions and answers treating
of any subject, especially of religion.

Q. 124. Of what subject does our Catechism treat?
A. Our Catechism treats of religion; that is, of the truths we must
believe and of the things we must do to serve God.

Q. 125. Why is it important for us to learn the Catechism?
A. It is important for us to learn the Catechism because it teaches us
how to serve God: and unless we serve God in this world we can not be
saved in the next; therefore, our knowledge of the Catechism affects our
whole existence.

LESSON FIRST.
ON THE END OF MAN.

Q. 126. What do we mean by the "end of man"?
A. By the "end of man" we mean the purpose for which he was created:
namely, to know, love, and serve God.

Q. 127. How do you know that man was created for God alone?
A. I know that man was created for God alone because everything in the
world was created for something more perfect than itself: but there is
nothing in the world more perfect than man; therefore, he was created
for something outside this world, and since he was not created for the
Angels, he must have been created for God.

Q. 128. In what respect are all men equal?
A. All men are equal in whatever is necessary for their nature and end.
They are all composed of a body and soul; they are all created to the
image and likeness of God; they are