The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

tellites and theirs. around some other
and vastly mightier 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 The
pleiades. and particularly Alcyone, the
central one OF the renowned Pleiadic
stars - Alcyone. then, as far as
Science has been able TO perceive,
would seem TO be the midnight throne
in which the whole system OF gravits-
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 the
meridian of this Pyramid. with Al
cyonc precisely on the line. Here,
then. is 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 unsusFected and mighty
nea ming into that speech Of Job, when
he demanded. 'Canst thou bind the
sweet influences of Pleiades:'
Sins Downward Course.
Prot Smyth tells us that he finds.
extraordinarily. that the, Pyramid was
built in 21I0 II. c.. He tells us that at
that particular time the Dragon star,
the personifcation 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
to be downward. and becomes hOif-
zontal to the. large chamber in which
it ends That chamber wide and
high. but with troubled floor, may
well be understood to represent the
time in which we are liging--the time
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 hllma nifty. and this
means such anarchy as has been threat
ening in China and ether Eastern lands.
and which the Scriptures clearly de-
clare will overwhelm Christendom.
Brighter and Better Thinss.
Centuries ago an Arabian Caliph, Al
Mamoun, believing the Pyramid to
contain great wealth, spent fortune
in digging into its interior. not know
ing of its 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
workmen dislodSed stone in the roof
of, the Downward Passage. and show
ed 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
to dislodse; and it is still, there's Eager
for treasure, they worked their way
around it and found above it an
Ascending Passage Of about the same
height as, the Descending Passage.
which ends in what u.s. known as the
Grand Gallery. 1t has the same steep
grade as the Ascending Passage. 1t
is narrow at the, base. but wider high
or 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 sew
en- overiappings on each of its side
walls, and both the lower and end
walls overhang. AT its upper end isa
low Passage into what is known as
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 as 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. and 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; brt some
thing like an explosion tore away the
top stones covering the Well aud 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 1868 young
Scotchman. Robert Menzies. and which
began to open the Pyramids religious
| lessons. was the Well He wrote TO
Prof. Smyth. From the north begin
ming Of the Grand Gallery, IN upward
progression. begin the years OF orr
Savior's life. expressed at. the rate of a
year for an inch. Three and thirty
inch-years therefore bring us right
over against tile mouth OF the Well"
In other words. that Well and the ap-
pearance OF an explosion, picture oar