Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-01

The Great Pyramid.

The Bsplis; Minister'S Conference, ia New
York, ca Monday It's; listened stteDtivcly fer
about gu hour and qusrer to the Rsv. Mr.
Frouoh, who presented some Of Tho results OF
bis scientific discoveries and computations OF
the surface measurements of tho Great Pyramid
Of Ghz:h. Il fsw psiois wcro made clear by
MIR. Fre1ch's papers, 10 which te slated that
the Great Pyramid is the result Of inspiration
baosuss it has never been duplicated. "lt
presents The only CORRECT tqusre of the circle, is
located within little over milo OF tho eXao!
osntrc OF the earth, ard probably would hsvo
been exactly located there tut thet the sell
there is alluvial, and the Pyramid would hsya
sunk GU: of sight ages ago. LIS symbols can he
explained religiOusy only By the cxistecc, OF
Judaism or Christianity. for it presents moth
leg that Indicates the ex's.elco Of idolstry.
Its thorough scientific measurements also
prove that as the Scriptures declare msn was
at his best in tho beginning of bis history, aud
was not. IS matellslls'9 claim to-day, iu the
savage or irtSnlllo state, from which ho has
slowly developed Guriog these osntuties.
Long before tie Coperuican system IVES dis
covered job declared tbst tie world hung
upon Dolhitg 1t is evident ifom the Great
Pyramid that is builders knew OF the earth 8
gobuar firm, and coate1d thst this
knowledge csme BY Inspiration, sob himself
Was tho s,chillci oi the Pyramid OF Gbzsh.
The mean temperature of the earth. CS de-
grees Fahrepheit. is found in the Kings cham
Der ct tho Pyramid at all sessons of the year,
and nowhere e!se 10 tbs wJr,5. How did the
builders kuoW that at tie Gflieth rouud of
masonry. aud iI the c,otro of this immense
structure, this tbermouorical equilibrium
could bo maintained? 1t was built at time
when its oiieptation aud dato c)pId bo fixed by
astronomical observation. which osouct be done
ugsin for $4,000 Years from the da.o fixed
nsmoIy. 2.l70 years B. q. Pflcler, who de-
nies The Inspiration ;heCr5, ssys hst tho
cspjGncllon Of stars necessary to tEo
oriontation OF the Pyramid might havo CO
CURED when the Pleiadic Star was approacAit
the North SIsr. 3. q. 2,44O. as we'll as when II
was receding. but the orientaion and date could
not ocour oYc5pt about . l7O 3. O., when he
Pyramid WAS buii.. Is me.sarem n!s CORES
pond to the oirouufsrcrcn and weight Of the
Garth sAd the dslsDoo @! the sun from our
planet 81. $40 30 miles, to which modern as
lronomorI now agree within 270 miles, BibE-
cal o:mmentstcrj sdnit that tharo ia 8 probable
rofereuoo to this Pyramid iu Isaiah xix, 10.
20, bscauso there is 90 part of Egypt 9hlch az
sEcr5 to the description of briog 10 the midst
and at the border Thereof also 10 which a5 altar
and pilIsr to tho Lord could exist or does
exist es wlnass, Thay also supp,ss that j b
has this Pyramid 10 ni0d also wpcn be speaks,
ur when GJd speaks to him (xyxViii., III
about lsyi5g tho measures Of the earth aud
s'retohlnS line upou it, aud placing tho COL
ner sIoao at time when tho mcrDiog stats
sang together. &c.-Rhich metaphors find their
symbol ard explanation 10 the Crest Pyramid
and noWhcrc Else. Ono thousand million pyra-
mlds piled ca eaoh other Wculd ex:o!ly reaoh to
hn ann ~