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give to another what he himself does not possess, I am obliged to ask some one else to take the responsibility of this child s religious training." So saying, he bade the man be seated, and as no one else of the male sex was present, the priest himself acted as godfather. The godmother s elder sister, to whom the man was engaged to be married, soon afterward broke off the engagement. From this we learn how important it is to be well grounded in Christian doctrine, for our own sake and that we may be able to transmit it to others.
