. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member : A twentieth century allegory. stitution that infested thewhole region. This startling fact also forced its way tomy attention:—the money flowing from the entireseven grades fell into one treasury, so that theywho moved in the supposed moral atmosphereof the first and second grades were, neverthe-less, patrons of the whole iniquitous once I thought of the churches that were insympathy, or league, with this part of the workalong the Broad Highway. And I inwardlyuttered these sad sentences: ^ It is no more a mystery luhy such churcheshave lost thei
. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member : A twentieth century allegory. stitution that infested thewhole region. This startling fact also forced its way tomy attention:—the money flowing from the entireseven grades fell into one treasury, so that theywho moved in the supposed moral atmosphereof the first and second grades were, neverthe-less, patrons of the whole iniquitous once I thought of the churches that were insympathy, or league, with this part of the workalong the Broad Highway. And I inwardlyuttered these sad sentences: ^ It is no more a mystery luhy such churcheshave lost their holy influence and their loarmth ojS2)iritual life, lohile loorldliness flourishes from thepew to the pulpit. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member spentseveral seasons of leisure in the Theatres of thefirst and second grades. Finally he invited herto accompany him to a Refined Vaudeville inthe third grade Theatre district. It happenedto be on ths same day of the week that she hadformerly bee i accustomed to attend prayer- THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR. LENOX. THE THEATRE. 163 meeting. This fact awakened memories of by-gone days, and brongiit feelings of sadness toher heart. Mr. World, by an artful diversityof language, arrested her mind and calmed herconscience as he playfully remarked: Thiswill be a good substitute for the prayer-meet^ing. I saw the two enter the Vaudeville withmany other church-members that mingled withthe jostling crowds. These Christians left theirBibles at home, while some took as a substi-tute their opera glasses. They can see throughthese better than they can through their Bi-bles. While Mr. World and Miss Church-Membertarried at the Theatres, I was permitted to seea conference of the evil spirits that had incharge the Theatre interests of Satan. Theconference met at the opening of the year 1901 what was called The Century Session. For the time I was lost to all other sur-roundings, and I could hear all and see all asif I occupied the best seat. The
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