and
endowment of a church, the character and aims of which would be in
sympathy with the principles recently formulated by the Rev. George
Holland in his book entitled "Revised Versions," and in his magazine
article entitled "The Enemy to Christianity," the details to be decided
by the Rev. George Holland and Mrs. Linton as joint trustees.

The codicil was, of course, a very recent one; but it was executed in
proper form; it required two pages of engrossing to make the testator's
desires plain to every intelligence that had received a thorough
training in legal technicalities. It was susceptible of a good deal of
interpretation to an ordinary intelligence.

When it was explained to Mrs. Linton, she also was at first a good deal
surprised. It read very like a jest of some subtlety: for she had no
idea that her husband had the slightest feeling one way or another on
the subject of the development of one Church or another; and as for the
establishment of an entirely new Church--yes, it struck her at first
that her solicitor was making a bold and certainly quite an unusual
attempt to cheer her up in her bereavement by bringing under her notice
a jest of the order _pachydermato_.

But soon it dawned upon her that her husband meant a good deal by this
codicil of his.

"I am getting to understand him better every day," she said to Phyllis.
"He knew that I loved him and him only. He has given me this work to do,
and with God's help I will do it thoroughly. You did not believe in
the value of George Holland's doctrines. Neither did I: I never thought
about them. I will accept my husband's judgment regarding them, and
perhaps I may think about them later on. Our Church will be the most
potent influence for good that the century has yet seen. Yes, I will
throw myself heart and soul into the work. After all, it must be
admitted that the Church has never done its duty as a Church."

Phyllis said nothing.

But the Rev. George Holland had a good deal to say on the subject of the
codicil, when he was alone with Mrs. Linton, a few days later. He had
by no means made up his mind to sever his connection with the dear old
mother Church, he said. He could not see that there was any need for
his taking so serious a step--an irrevocable step. It was his feeling at
that moment, he declared, that he might be able to effect the object
of his life--which was, of course, the reform of the Church--better by
remaining within its walls than by