National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-04
MOTHER sHIPToN AGAIN.
The Great Pyramia and IssI-An AsfrOu
mer Royal.

mer Royal.
Tot Editor Of The Rcpu5lieaa
In THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, of the 18th of jan
uary appeared an article, in which the so-called
prediction of Mother Shipton is shown to be spuri-
Gus. or that the lines referring to latter-day won
ders are of comparatively recent origin and were
interpolated by Mr.. Charles Hindley, of Brighton
| into the text of Mother Shipton's rhymic and
worthless medley. request permission, however,
to correct some serious errors in the article men
| toned. The writer says: "The prediction of the
end of the world in 1881 he (Hindley) stole from
Piazzi Smyth and Philo Isrers Interpretation of the
| hieroglyphics in the Grand Gallery of the Great
Pyramid" There are several inaccuracies in this
statement In the first place, We respectfully ask
to be informed in what part of the grand gallery
these hierogiyphics are to be found? Having de-
voted considerable study to this subject, we have
yet to learn OF single trace of any Eieroglyphic
inscription ON the floor, the ceiling, the lateral
walls or the two terminal walls lthe south one
impending of this most spacious of all the Great
| Pyramid passages. There is not single line or
WORD OF such inscription, unless it has been very
| recently discovered. The entire surface is abSo-
lutely without a single trace of Egyptian or any
other hierogiyphic.
What then Is the system of reckonins, or basis
of deduction, upon which Piazd Smyth, astrono-
mer royal for Scotland, is understood to invest
with so much interest the current year of 1881 Z?
1t is simply this: The length in pyramid inches of
| the grand gallery, each linear inch being under
STOOD 10 represent a year. Supposing there were
| ascending passage and commencement of the
grand gallery to its southern extremity, then, if
the system or theory of Professor Smyth be correct
some important events, series of events, would
certainly be looked for to ranspire, at least to
| be initiated, during the current year. / am not
now either ehampioning antagoniZing the in
ferences of Professor Smyth although it must be
admitted there are many astonishing features in
| the arch1tectural forecast and structure of
] resDOndence in number of sacred cubits ON each
base SIDE with the number of days in a year,
such q precise inclination of the sides from the
base TO the apex as TO render the ratio of the yert
cal axes TO two base Sides as the diameter to the
circumference of circle. and various other pc
cullariies, which it seems difficult to impute to
ehanee or accident, serve to impart to this 1881
! hoor inch length of the grand gallery certain
| character OF gravity, in comparison with which
Mother symptoms nonsense is not to be cited. Bat
the fact is as understand ii, that the period de-
noted by the length of the grand gallery does not
with certainty expire in 1881, though it would
hardly extend much, if any, beyond 1882. Abso-
lutte accuracy seems Impossible, though perhaps
nothngcould well surpass Professor Smyt pains
| taking in the measurement.
Again, can assert confidently that Professor
Smyth never. in q single instance positively as
crbes to the terminal point in the grand gallery
prophetic symbolism of the end of the world"
and most especially as period of terrene diSsolu-
ton and universal catastrophe. The best inter
prefers OF Scripture, whether pre- post miennial,
| nowhere recognize Scripture prophecy of the
earths annihilation for this, if for no other rea
son, that ii is totally inconsistent with the
s1ty for an extensive accomplishments of unfulflled
|
world is. in fact, the end of the age" as shown
in the Lords conversation with the inquring dis
! elpIes on the Mount of Olives. This is likely
! to be point of immense significance indeed
! involving vast and vital changes, but not time
| or event, including compelling the earth's an
limitation, cessation of all the order of nature
or the extinction of all existence. Upon the au-
| thentlc testimony of divine relation, vast and
| grand events remain to be accomplished. Impair
tial and intelligent students of the peculiar struc
| ture OF the great pyramid may form their own
conclusions relative to the abrupt ending of the
grand gallery, and its relation to the 1881 years
thus far of the Christian dspensatiOn. Professor
| Smyth in letter l received from him some time
since, expresses his belief THAT the low difficult
straightened passage, which comes after the grand
gallery, denotes period of trouble and perplexity
| TO the nations" l neither assert nor confrovert
Buff the position be well taken, it is infinitely
| better 10 have some intelligent and inteligible
basis of anticipation than the ridiculous arrago of
| Mother Shlpton, which never ought TO be men
| toned.
Again. if Hindley interpolated his lines in
Mother Symptoms book in 1862, he must have
! stolen" them in that year or before am not
quite certain III what year Professor Smyths work
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid" was first
published but his much larger and more elaborate
volumes, - Life and Work at the Great Pyramid
were certainly not published until some time after
his visit with his wife TO Egypt and critical exam
| lnatlon of this miracle in stone" early in the
year 1865. Whatever may be alleged III disparage-
ment of the symbolic and prophetic meaning and
mission of the Great Pyramid, it is a subject at
least worth honestly looking at, and one WILL
think. discredit either the ability integrity of
Professor Smyth or question his honesty and thor
| oughness in the investigation.
| CLINTON COLEGROVE, NJ D.