Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-16
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SATURDAY evening, FEBRUARY lG
The Great Pyramid.

| usual degree, tho attention vi scieDtllc men,
And the ioterest has increased to an Intensity
: unprecedcntcd by the fact that the scientists
of Paris who have been Investigating the sub
: iect, find themselves at length compelled. Ia
the very face of that arrogant philosophy vii :
has affirmed that miracles arc impossible. to
acknowledge that the necessity for u miracle as
actualb iiro7ued NJ its construction. We had
been intending to prepare an article tor the
purpose of bringing tho subject before our
readers, but the following communication winch
we transfer to our columns from the Presbyte-
rian Journal philadelphia is SO much to the
point. and SO satisfactory, as 10 leave little to
be desired 80 far IS a blef sketch OF the
| whole matter is concerned. We have, more.
over, ascertaincd, greatly to cur satisfaction.
that the learned President Of Central Unlversl'
| ty Is about preparing one or more lcctures Oh
| the same interesting theme.
The Great Pyramid Of Egypt is the most an.
cicnt existing structure ever built By the braln
and hand of man. 1t is 4S4 feet in height,aud
| 76l feet square at the base. lis solid contents
of stone are $4,000 feet. This would build
wall 5000 miles long, one foot thick and live
feet high. 1t is built of 20G layers OF stone, IN
| blocks 7 feet wide and s feet long, and diminish
| ing in thickness with the height from 3 ieet to
| about 1 l.2 feet. The summit consists OF
| level platform, about lG by is feet. Its tcun-
daton is on the natural rock. Its sides we're orig.
inalIy cased, or vencered, by iloer stone; but
| this has all been broken of. and the bare lime.
stono remains without. Some OF tho inner
chambers are lined with granite and other stone,
highly polished
Herodotus says it took ten years 10 quarry
tho stone, and then 900 men laborcd
twenty years to construct the pyramid.
This pyramid differs from all the rest 10 lt5
| numerous chambers and avenues. great and
small. Tho principal ones arc the Qneena
Chamber, the Kings Chamber and the Grand
Gallery.
This grand and enduring structure has ever
been wonderful enigma to conqucrers and
philosophers A Coptic tradition declares that
| if you could annihilate the Great Pyramid, you
would more than consume all tho wealth OF
Egypt. ~
the tomb of kings
Prot. PIazzi Smyth, Royal Astronomer Of
Scotland, has devoted 4 great portion OF ten
years TO the study OF this mystery, with the
aid Of other scientific men and the best lnstru'
| ments OF modern invention.
By careful measurements oil angles, sides and
proportions, he concludes that 1t dlscoSca
principles Of science far ahead OF It's age, aud
also historical aud prophetic dates showing
| that like the tabernacle Of the wilderness, II
! was built by divine inspiration.
Professor Smyth sayS: 'Dlvlne lnsplraton
| must have euergized lis builders. Alter mod
ern science had been allowed by the Almighty
to wax strong in the world, aud has, like
Jeshuruu, grown fat, and kicked against Blb'I-
| cal authority, declaring on its own fiat alone
that miracle is impossible, 10, that very
modern science is invountarily the chief agent
| 10 proving by the contemporary Great Pyra-
| mid that miracle did occur in tho early his
| tory of mankind.
lie believes, with some other Bible scholars.
| that Isa. xix. 10 refers to this pyramid.
| ] will give somO results OF hls studies. with
only few hints at the processes.
Modern astronomy traces back the preoeS
| sion Of the vcrnal cquioox, aud reveals that
just g. 10 years b. g., Taura, tho chief star oil
! the Pciadcs, was on the local meridian, and
| the polo star, A Draconis was at its lowest
| elimination, three degrees aud iorty.two min
| utcs from the pole, looking directly down the
| entrance passage Of the pyramid. This has
not rccurrcd since that time, and it will never
| recur again. tr0m this and some other facts
! tho date Of the pyramid is fixed at 4uiO
years ago.
| Tho pyramid standard Of measure. like tho
| French Metric System, has nature reference.
Tho pyramid cubiL is lust ono tonth-mllionth
| the sem-sYs Ct tho earth, whllo tho modern
metric systom less wisely adopts ono tnn'ml'
| ionth Of the surface meridian from tho equator
to tho pole This cubit is - inches, the orPlnsi
| Hebrew cubit rs used in tho tabernacle
Tho problem OF sGuarng the clrcie by muI,l'
! plying tho diameter by ,, 3,14l, SO is repeatedly
found. Double the vertical height TO mako it
/ {S,f fhoA M mn rJnI
above figures, and you have exactly the CIR
cumference of the pyramid. Five cubic
inches Of earth, moan density, form tha pyra'
| mid standard Of weight. The heat standard Ia
tho moan temperature OF the e"rth's surface,
| and The exact temperature OF the centre OIL lhe
| pyramid, that is So degrees.
| The cofer in the Kings Chamber has ezac!iy
The capacity Of the ark CT tho covenant IN the
tabernacle Mathematical reference is also
| found TO tho lnver and molten soa in Solomons
temple.
The number OF days in tho week and year
are traced, and tho jubilee number SO. Too
SUMS distance is found to have been reckoned a.
81, ,0000 0C0 miles. which corresponds TO The best
calculations Of modern sclcnco. Prot. SmYth
believes also that ono Of the chambers has refor-
once in its dimensions TO the Now Jerusaiem o1
| the apocalypse Tho date Of tho Hood and tho
| dispersion is traced in pyramid inches. inc
| earthly life Of Christ Is reckonod 80 years
months, IL days.
| Prof Smyth claims especially that the Grea!
Pyramid has Messianic character, esperalIy
designed for the last timo.
The first ascending passage is found to be l.
642 inches long, measuring the years of tho
Jewish dspensation to the first appearing of the
Lord. Entering, then, the Grand Gallery 80
inches, We find E we'll liko opening, represent, mt,
ing the grave Of the Saviour. Following tho
Grand Gallery 1875 inches, we ind step rails
ing about 36 inches, perhaps presenting the
holy alliance of that year. Thence on l,SS-!
inches wo meet tho southern wall, which i'm
nends about inches A plumb line from tho
ton touches the floor at 1876 inches. From that
date tho impending wall is supposed to betoken
the near impending Judgments of the end of the
age. Luke xxi 25-25. From here there is no es-
cape except by "a distressingly low ssssge, or
by 8 half concealed exit above available only to
beings with wings. and leading into strange
chambers the ceiling Of which is e1qulstey
smooth and true, in polished red granite, and OF
the same length and breadth IS the ceiling OF the
Kings Chamber below"
Prof. Smyth regards this as prophetic OF tho