The sun., 1896-08-09
ChICAGO'S NEW TEMPLE.
GREAT THINGS PROMISED FROM
TINE PYRAMID and CUBE.

In that centre of erudition and fostering city
Of the fine arts, Chicago temple is room to DO
raised In which will lps carried on brand-new
system Of very much higher education. Al.
chemy religion, socnl and sociological relations,
mysticism, mathematics. surgery, astronomy
diet the laws of vibration, and many other
branches will be combined in the teaching OF
tho great science of life TO be carried on in
building symbollcaiy named the Pyramid and
Cube. Tho leaders of the new philosophy arc
Frank Z. Ormsby. n gentleman with Theosophi'
cal whiskers, who edits an astronomical, as!ro'
logical and alchemcal monthly called Planets
and People, and George A. w. KintZ, youth
full designer in the architects of1co OF tha
Board Of Education OF Chicago. These two
gentlemen announce that the amount neces-
snpy 10 start the Pyramid and Cube has been
promised. and that the work which is to aston
fish tho world will he begun shortly. That they
arc not without confidence in the success Of
their scheme ir shown by their prospectus, in
which this i'm pressive passage occurs:
1.-THE growing tendency among all thinking
people in this progressive age to peer Into that
which seems hidden and yelled from mortal sight
and.serse has prompted the promoters OF this
new temple OF light to establish In Chicago the
most unique, the most scientific, the most all
inclusive and demonstrable system of educa-
ton the world has ever known-an institution
In whlsh human llre IN ltS nlREeT anu Rrduuer
DEVELOPMENT may be attained: an institution not
unlike the Alexandrian schools OF old, the
schools OF ancient Greece. Rome. and other
centres OF learning when those countries were
in their ascending scale striving for supremacy
IN intellectual and spiritual attalnments. Re-
incarna,ed souls, who once graced those an
cient halls OF learning. are among Us to-day,
and the time is ripe for this new temple of light
which has been planned for some years. and
which we feel is 40 much needed in a world OF
comparative darkness. and at time when the
mind of man is opening rapidly to Grander
themes OF life and being.
"We have devoted years to the work of sim
plifying and illustrating the science OF life, tho
alchemy OF nature In a manner that will ap
peal Mt once to every person giving the sub
feet few minutes attention. II has been
proved to several thousand minds during the
past few years that the ancients were versed
in matters pertaining to that which the world
considers supernatural, beyond anything con-
ceived OF at the present time except hy a very
few. and to again bring to the notice OF a world
IN darkness concerning these things the lost
knowiedges Of the past Is an occasion for deep
reflection. and will no doubt cause small
amount of comment"
The new education Is symholized by the .ir-
Gle, the cube. and the pyramid, and these three
figures to be com oaed In Of tho most
marvellous nrCn'tectural productions ever
seen. Mr.. Ormsby himself has drag the
plans and Is now negotiating for a piece Of
ground 800 feet square for the erection Of tn.
building. According to the description fur
nishei to the Chicago Times Herald. which de-
votes several columns OF space to the new en-
terprisc. the Pyramid and Cube will be built
as follows
THE foundation or first story of the struc.
tnre Is built In n circular form, la feet In dia-
meter. with twelve classical columns stationed
ct the sections! divisions shown by the plan
che hcl1h r..h" first story is thirty.three
-. Tus sccoai story will be a very strik-
'n' pur" '"attc cube eiShty-one feet square
Ma he ROOF gray colored p 'ramid. The first
story il cnl>tructed OF stone and Roman bri k
The second story and roof will be of terra Gotta
and s,erl construction II line with the cor
eight feet in height TO receive descriptive
stone symbols and many other carvings EN-
Restinr @ Upon the tor @ o. each hot Of pt the twelve
columns will he novel illuminating feature.
rect relation and harmony with The interior ar
rangealents. The grounds embrace 100000
surface fett. ronr entrances lead into the
courts OF the quarters. and twelve other cr!-
frances lead from the courts ilto the various
class rooms. The cue and pyramid contain
The four Quite entrances symbolic the -FOUR
quarters OF the heavens. The mystical figures
are the symbols OF the twelve siGns OF the
ssre snSemT zod2c. Which was r in the 6esinnins
class rooms, therefore. already shown bv
the entrances from the inner court
The real meaning and sgacalce OF the
special and unheard OF combination ls purely
one OF relation and adaotrbility. and tho signs,
symbols. columns. entrances. interior arrange
inents. including every detail, are in ,erfrrt
harmony and accord with tie absolute cence
of astronomical law o. pIaurtary movements
and coordinate with ali phenomena OF the uni
verse: The gueer.looking structpre, in reality
is II monumental record Of that which is locked
uD III tho pyramids OF EEypt. only in modern
form and desiLn."
One OF the principal sciences u be taught is
astronomy: but it will not bc taught on the
ordinary colleE" lines. In fact. nothing will
as in architecture hi. Institution 'sS't is t" ls
unique. Underlying the methods is the dis
coyery Of the mystical Eey 10 wisdom which
gives its possess r ii sort of omniscicnce. From
the free and sosy manner IN which Mr.. Orms.
by dlscyurses Of this mystical key 1t is to be
supposed that lie has II concealed in his trou-
''The key to the inner chamber of light and
wisdom known to the alchcmistS OF old has
been found" says he, and applied to the mys-
teries of creation resulting in regulations Which
Ing. growing. and moving thing upon the earth
from the angle worm to the mnst giant intel
In al their entirety, and by process so subtle
and pe,ffsct that t. one 81, Sands appalled, at the
=, From this one might he led to suspect that
the mysteries Of English grammar are heyond
mention this branch Of science specifically.
but he does mention others, physiology, for in
Si'S plSstSNOf OF tle mystical key
who isn't feeling very we'll has only to applv IL
himself and learn nj once whether lie is suffer.
Ing from lncpent pRrcsis acute alcoholic
demeata, thereby saving the expense Of n
doctor TO diagnose his case. Not only this,
but the Key Will tell him how to get himself
leave the y ray In the dimness Of obscurity.
since lt.not only shows the nature Of tho diff
Guilty. but accorninG TO Ir. Ormsby's synopsis
gives complete outline of tho PATIENTS con
dttion and the proper course Of treatment in
which 1t is comparable only to those Wonder
ful ntckeln-thc-sot machines which tell YOUR
weight, name, age. future prosDects and the
maiden name OF your paternal grandmother
and play you popular air at the same time
Religion is also within the province OF this
extraordinary solvent. Warning sects will tIy
to it's arbitranent when they learn that every
passage of Scripture is plain and simple when
this key opens tho book and breaks tho seven
scals' therein mentioned" No sect on earth
EXEMPT. Even the TheosOphists are threat
oned with having their my steries made simple
IN which case they would be Obliged to 20 out
As the mysteries OF religion are not too high,
go the mysteries of food are not too low for