It has the advantage of removing all questions of religion, which he says are practically the only remaining obstacle to a union of all the churches.

In fact it puts the churches once and for all on a business basis." "But what about the question of doctrine, of belief ?" asked Mr.
Newberry.
"Skinyer says he can settle it," answered Mr.Furlong.
* * * * * About a week after the above conversation the united trustees of St.
Asaph's and St.Osoph's were gathered about a huge egg-shaped table in the board room of the Mausoleum Club.

They were seated in intermingled fashion after the precedent of the recent Tin Pot Amalgamation and were smoking huge black cigars specially kept by the club for the promotion of companies and chargeable to expenses of organization at fifty cents a cigar.

There was an air of deep peace brooding over the assembly, as among men who have accomplished a difficult and meritorious task.
"Well, then," said Mr.Skinyer, who was in the chair, with a pile of documents in front of him, "I think that our general basis of financial union may be viewed as settled." A murmur of assent went round the meeting.

"The terms are set forth in the memorandum before us, which you have already signed.