The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-04

Is now nscertained tn0t the sun also
Is In motion. carrying with II It's splen
did retinue of comets. planets. It's sa
tellItes and theirs. around some other
and vastly mighticr Center.
Astronomers are not yet fully agreed
as to what or where that Center is
Some. however. believe that they have
found the direction Of It to be Tho
Pleiades. and particularly Alcyoue. tho
central one of the renowned Pleindic
stars. Alcyone. then. MS far as
Science has been able TO perceive,
would seem to be the midnight throne
in which the whole system OF gravita-
tion has its Central Seat. and from
which the Almighty governs His Uni.
verse. And here is the wonderful cor.
responding fact, that at the date Of the
Great Pyramids building the
Pleiades were distributed over tile
meridian Of this Pyramid. with Al
cyone precisely on the line. Here
then. is a pointing Of the highest aud
sublimest character that mere human
Science has ever been able TO so much
as hint, and which would seem 20
breathe an unsuspected and mighty
meaning into that speech Of Job when
he demanded. 'Canst thou bind the
sweet Influences of PleiadesY
Sins Downward Course.
Prof. Smyth tells us that he finds,
astronomically. that the Pyramid was
built in 21T0 B. c. lie tells us that at
that particular time the Dragon star
the personihcation of evil, was In line
with its Descending Passage. The In.
ference is plain when once we per
ceive that the Pyramid pictures tho
history of the world. The Downward
Passage represents the downward
course of sin and death Of the human
race under "the Prince of the power OF
the air." under the god OF this world
History in general corroborates this.
The lower part of the passage ceases
to be downward. and becomes hOri
zohtal to the large chamber in which
1t ends That chamber. wide and
high. but with troubled floor. may
we'll be understood to represent the
time I'm which we are llying-the tlmo
in which the downwardness Of our
race has been measurably arrested
and when mankind are comparatively
freed from the superstition which
bowed down our forefathers; but the
uneven floor indicates "a time OF trou
ble," into which we believe we have
already entered. Theological. social
political and financial troubles are In
the pathway of humanity. and this
means such anarchy as has been threat.
ening in China and other Eastern lands,
and which the Scriptures clearly de.
clare will overwhelm Christendom.
Brighter and 5estor Things,
Centuries ago an Arabian Caliph, Al
Mamoun. believing the Pyramid to
contain great wealth. spent Il fortune
in digging into fits interior. not know.
ing of its Entrance Passage. which
at that time may have been covered
with the casing stones. lie finally
reached the Downward passageway,
but behold. the strenuous labOrs of hia
workmen dislodged n stone in the roof
of the Downward Passage, and show.
ed an Upward Passage. left concealed
when building the Pyramid
Al Alamoun's men found that Up
ward Passage blocked with large
granite block which they were unable
to dlsodgc: and It is still there. Eager
for treasure, they worked their way
around II and found above IL an
Ascending Passage of about the same
height ms the Descending Passage.
which ends In what Is known as the
Grand Gallery. II has the same steep
grade as the Ascending Passage. It
Is narrow at the base, but wider high
er up. and seven times as lofty as the
Ascending Passage.
The interior OF the walls OF these
passages is Of creamy marble or lime
stone and the Grand Gallery has sey.
en- oyerlapplngs on each OF ts side
walls. and both the lower ana end
walls overhang At It's upper end Is Il
low Passage into what Is known aa
the Ante Chamber Through another
low Passage we enter what is known
as the Kings Chamber At the juno
ture of the low Ascending Passage
with the Grand Gallery. Is a level
Passage which leads Off to what Is
known MS the Queens Chamber di.
rectly under the Kings Chamber.
Thus the low Ascending Passage,
the low HORIZONTAL Passage. and the
floor of the Grand Gallery, all come
together at one point, ana there we
find what Is known as the Well. an
irregular Passage which leads down.
ward and connects with the Down
ward Passage toward Its lower end.
This Well and the Passage leading to
the Queens Chamber apparently were
secreted by the builders: but some
thing like al explosion tore away the
top stones covering the Well and the
lower portion OF the Grand Gallery.
and thus disclosed the Well and also
the Passage TO the Queens Chamber.
so far for our description.
Spiritual Lessons Here Taught.
A key suggested In 1853 by young
Scotchmon. Robert Mcn2ies. and which
began TO open the Pyramids religious
lessons. was the Well He wrote 10
Prof. Smyth. prom the north hegln-
/ nfney ~ tho Grand raIIarv IN ,t,var ~