Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-09

by It's distance ffufn the base tells the
mean distance 10 that sun from the
earth. And II we go bncls to the date
which the Pyramid gives Itself. we
find a far sublimer indication. Science
has ut last discovered that the sun Is
not dead center. with planets wheel
Ing about Il. but itself stationary. II
Is now asccrtaincd that the sun also
is IN motion. carrying with Il its splen-
did rctinue Of comets. planets. It's sa-
tellltes anu theirs. around some other
and vastly mlghtler 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 1t 20 be The
Pleiades. and particularly AlcyOne. the
central one Of the renowned Pleladic
stars. - Alcyone. then. as far ms
Science has been able 20 perceive.
would seem TO be the midnight throne
In which the whole system OF grnyita-
ton has It's Central Seat. and from
which the Almighty governs His Uni
verse. And here Is the wonderful cor
responding fact. TINT at the date OF the
Great Pyramids building the
PleIades were distributed over the
meridian OF this Pyramid. with Al
cyonc precisely on the line. Here.
then. Is a pointing of the highest and
sublimest character that mere human
Science has ever been able to so much
as hint. and which would seem TO
breathe an unsupported and mighty
meaning into that speech of Job, when
he demanded. 'Canst thou bind the
sweet influences of PleiadesT
Sins Downward Course.
Prof. Smyth tells US that he finds,
automatically. that the Pyramid was
built in 2i70 y. c. He tells us that at
that particular time the Dragon star.
the personification of evil. was in line
with its Descending Passage. The in
ference is plain when once we per
ceive that the Pyramid pictures the
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
10 he downward. and becomes hori-
zontal to the large chamber In which
Il ends. That chamber. wide aud
high. but with troubled floor. may
well be understood TO represent the
time In which we are liying-the time
in which the downwardness of our
race has been mcasurably arrested.
and when mankind are comparatively
freed from the superstition which
bowed down our forefathers; but the
uneven door 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 rs has been threat
ening in China and other Eastern lands.
and which the Scriptures clearly de
clare will ovcrwhelm Christendom.
Brighter and Better Things.
Centuries ago an Arabian Caliph. Al
Mamoun. believing the Pyramid 20
contain great wealth. spent fortune
in digging into its interior. not know
ing OF It's Entrance Passage. which
at that time may have been covered
with the casing stones. He finally
reached the Downward Passageway.
but behold. the strenuous labors of his
workmcn dislodged stone In the roof
OF the Downward Passage. and show
ell an Upward Passage. left concealed
when building the Pyramid.
Al Mamoun's men found that Up
ward Passage blocked with large
granite block which they were unable
10 dislodge: and Il is still there. Eager
for treasure. they worked their way
around il 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. II
Is narrow ut the base. but wider high
err 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 sev
en- overlapplngs on each of It's side
walls. and both the lower and end
walls overhang AT its upper end Is n
low Passage into what is known as
the Ante.C Chamber Through another
low Passage we enter what Is known
ms the Kings Chamber. At the june
turc OF the low Ascending Passage
with the Grand Gallery. Is a level
Passage which leads or to what Is
known as the Queens Chamber. 81
rectly under the Kings Chamber.
Thus the low Ascending Passage
the low Horizontal Passage. and the
floor of the Grand Gallery. all come
together ut one point. and there We
find what * 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
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