Mr. World and Miss Church-Member, after spending several hours at the Theatres, moved toward the vast groups of buildings comprising the third division of the College of Literature. The structures lay in a semi-circle facing a magnificent court, in the center of which there was a park of surpassing loveliness. On an immense arch, over the center of the park, these words were hung in shining letters:
THIRD DIVISION:
TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND LITERATURE.
As Mr. World and his charming companion entered this great central court, they were quite overcome by the size and beauty of the three score halls, each one widening as its depth increased. Some towered one thousand feet in the air while others sent their proud domes, as it were, into the clouds.
The two companions mingled with the multitudes, engaged in the common pleasures of this open court, and watched with poetic delight the sparkling fountains, while sweet strains of music from scattered orchestras lent their charms to the soul. The shrubbery, flowers and plants, as well as the works of sculpture and pictorial art, all appeared as if angel fingers had been employed in their production and arrangement.
The season here spent by Miss Church-Member was the happiest that she had yet experienced since she had left the King’s Highway. To think that she was now living in the threshold of True Christianity, in its relation to literature, was at once novel and refreshing to her mind, for she now claimed to be a more faithful Christian than ever before.
During their protracted stay at this division they visited the following halls, each one devoted to a specific purpose:
Hall No. 3. “The Bible from a Literary Standpoint.”
Hall No. 8. “The Best Literature for a Sunday School Class.”
Hall No. 9. “The Best Literature for Sunday school Libraries.”