The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-05-27
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
The Pyramids,

WOrlQ are the pyramids or Egypt. Iney
were built as tombs of the Pharaoh's
and are very wonderful in their con-
strucuon.
The largest of the pyramids of Gizeh
was constructed by Cheops. 1t is 755
feet square and 451 feet high, with
fiat space on the top 80 feet square.
Some of the immense stones in them
were brought mile or more on an IN
cline plane. 1t took wonderful skill and
untold labor to build them. But what
concerns US now especially is the les
sons we may learn from these world
wonders. They recall Peters words
BE We of the same mind? Unity of
mind implies unity of sentiment. of in
tentions and affections.
They impress upon our minds the
necessity of union of effort.
Gizeh covers IA acres is coo feet high
and 10000 men worked on it. They
worked in reliefs each one being reliev-
ed every three months.
A weak thread can be easily broken
but when you have lot of them twist
ed together they make rope and a
number of ropes woven together make
a cable strong enough to hoist the
mighty stones into placein the pyramid.
One soldier can't do much, only his part,
but great numbers of them make the
irresistible army that sweeps everything
before them.
Learn too the influence of one man,
Cheops. He conceived the idea and
carried it to completion. One mind
worked out the plan for the great
Brooklyn bridge and he waited patient
lY in his room, for months before the
news came, it is finished. Sir Christie
pher Wren monument is the magnlti-
cent Cathedral, which is the admiration
of travellers.
Wendell Phillips conceived the idea of
attaching one of the great political
institutions of our country. He began
to agitate and point out the evils of the
thing. He spoke and wrote against 1t
when he took his life in his hands to do
it, but his influence was felt and though
it was woven into the texture of our
government it had to go. Cough, the
Apostle of temperance, started wave
of influence that has been widening and
increasing ever since.
No poaJ Gvol ,,,,rrOro Tho
of such purpose is tremendous. The
man who knows where he is going has
clear track Admiral Toga, just be-
fore the great Naval battle in which he
almost destroyed the Russian fleet, sent
a telegram to an associate, after a
thousand varying thoughts" now one
fixed purpose he went to win a signal
victory for his nation. When Christ S
purpose for US becomes the one fixed
purpose of our life, no duty can con-
front US, that we cannot accomplish.
A third lesson is this. Every stone
in the structure is important
A master mind has conceived a gran
der feat than building the pyramids. A
A more skilful hand than those that ac-
complished the mammoth task, is
building up the grandest institution of
earth. He is selecting his material from
all parts of the earth and is shaping
and polishing them for their proper
place in the building. His church.
Every believer is lively stone. fitted
for his particular place in the building.
The wise Master builder gives to each
its proper place and if we recognize
this fact we will be happier and more
useful. It's a great thing to be used as
filling to level up the wall and make it
solid. Disobedience to orders wrecked
train and snuffed out scores of
precious lives.
Disobedience to the ship builder S
orders, placed a slightly worm eaten
timber IN the vessel when being built
no BODY will know it, cant afford to
lose that fine timber, so in it went, and
the worms kept busy at work weaken
ing that one timber, until it was honey
combed, and under the strain of the
great storm it broke, the ship was
wrecked with immense loss of property
and lives. Greed of gain led to DISC
bedience of orders that were right and
just and attached an awful crime upon
the guilty man.
Obedience to Gods commands is like
the water of Horeb. 1t is life giving
and sweet. Disobedience is like the
waters Of Marah. bitter to the taste
and life destroying.
Least lengthen this too much, let
me suggest, until another time. The
pyramids are we'll worth our study.
Johannes.
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