student of the times, after a careful study of the weaknesses found in
existing religious bodies, and after amassing enormous wealth in
business, founded a new church on a neat, practical business plan which
may thus be briefly described in terms and figures of our own language.

Trique had a fortune of two hundred millions which, by investment,
netted him twenty millions annually. These net earnings he used to
establish his new denomination. He commenced operations simultaneously
at the capitol of each of the four governments of Saturn, and at each
place built two magnificent churches, costing one million dollars
apiece. It took over three years of our time to build these eight
churches. Before one year had expired he had started fifty other
churches in the centers of Saturn's population. These churches averaged
in cost three hundred thousand dollars each. Thus the plan continued,
ever starting new structures until all Saturn was decorated with the
churches of Trique, even village edifices costing from ten to
twenty-five thousand dollars. So much for the mere outward part of the
church which anybody might create if he had recourse to such enormous
wealth.

Before Trique commenced any one of his buildings, he canvassed the whole
community for charter members of his church. These were composed of two
classes, spiritual and connected. This canvassing was done by the
finest scholars that Trique could employ. Each one was supposed to be
the pastor of the community he canvassed. The conditions of the charter
membership were easy to meet. All that was required for connected
membership was a good moral life and a lip confession of the faith.

On account of the superior advantages offered by the Trique church it
grew steadily from the beginning. I will here append a few