"You will in time," said Paulus. "The earth is being filled with the knowledge of God. Hate, envy, and destruction are fast disappearing, and you see the natural results: the wolf lying down with the lamb, and children playing with once savage beasts. In this way, Satan is being bound, and the whole earth will soon be released from his power." They came to another group of children, gathered on the shore of a small lake, who were eagerly listening to a man in their midst. "We will hear what the lesson is today," said Paulus, and they went up to the group. The instructor was holding up a flower which he had plucked from the margin of the water, and was illustrating some peculiarity of vegetable formation to the class. "It is botany today," said Paulus. "I hoped that it would be his favorite theme." "And what is that?" "The improvements on these grounds are the work of his planning and supervision, and he delights to give lessons on earth and water formations. He often sets a class to digging trenches and waterways. He says that he learned all about such things when he went to school, meaning when he was on the earth before." "Is he a resurrected being?" asked Remand in a low voice. "He is," was the reply. "Many of our instructors are. You will understand without argument the advantages they have over others." "Certainly, certainly." "I see he is through with the recitation. Let us speak to him." As they came up, the children recognized them with a smile and a salute, and the instructor said: "Welcome, brothers, welcome, Brother Paulus." "You are dismissed. Go to your next lesson," he said to the children, and they quietly walked away. "Now," said he, "I have some leisure. Will you all come with me into the reading room? I have something to show you, Paulus, and it may interest our visitors." "Need we no introduction?" asked the king, as they followed into a large building. "Not at all. He knows who you are." The reading room was a compartment beautifully adorned and furnished. It was filled with tables, chairs, bookracks, etc. Hundreds of children were there reading. Perfect order reigned, though no overseers or watchers were seen. The three followed the instructor into a smaller room, seemingly arranged for private use. Chairs were placed, and then he opened a newspaper which he spread on the table. "Have you seen the last edition of today's paper?" None of them had.