Complex sentence: Gayley formed the Canterbury Club, as a forum for the discussion of general problems of the application of Christianity to everyday life; and his academic course, "The Bible in English Literature", was considered a chief delight among students and himslef.
Split into simpler sentences: Gayley formed the Canterbury Club, as a forum to discuss the application of Christian principles to everyday life. His academic course, "The Bible in English Literature", was considered a chief delight among students and himslef.