THE GREAT PYRAMID

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17608, 26 October 1931, Page 11

THE GREAT PYRAMID

WONDERFUL MiHfettTIOAL ACCURACY •pwr, jras** ■■ •i’l.viJrt PROPHETIC SYMBOLS Prbmpted, by ko'riic remarks in, the House by tfie member for Gisborne on the 'of Egypt, Mr. T. B. Strong .topic as his subject for an address to ithe Rotary Club to-day the Great.,Pyramid and .its prophesies, and enthralled his audience with various facts. and figures regarding this great, architectural wonder. The square base of :the pyramid, he pointed out, measured 13 acres, and it was built of blocks weighing up to 16 tons and fitted ftogether, with 011 b r a hair’s breadth of showing; the highest degree of workmanship. The pyramid was sheathed, with, polished white limestone which reflected the rays of the sun, but much of this sheathing Had been stripped and used, to build mosques in Egypt, ami Palestine. The various inferior, passages and chambers of the ,Structure were .described, and it was stated that in the central chamber, the King fs chamber, all that was discovered was ,an empty stone coffin. A iablt , remarkable feature of the pyrlmid .was that its four fa.cps sloped exdijtiy, north, south, .east, and west, showing tfiat. a- .high degree of training andj acfupaey must have been shown to such, an exact location. Inside, :the pyramid was. a stone of red granitpi.shaped to mark the pyramid jn«h i( wHiehi.yhried .very slightly from ||phpritish inch, and this was the key tu|‘pc .pyramid measurements, which oh; Die, scale of,. 100 inches to the day gadjd vafetfiio . base the solar year of 36£>riM,2;.days .to the year as we know it.’tv .'There were measurements marked in, the s pyramid which denoted a wonderful knowledge of the law of the procession of the equinoxes, variations of the earth,’s orbit, and other astrojj'omicil facts which had. been verified by highly trained experts even to the present, day, the measurements being to the greatest degree of refinement. Important dates in Jewish history, such as the. crossing of the Red Sea, the Cruicifikion and the return 'of the Israelites from their wanderings. There were other dates significant to modern history aliso to he found in this remarkable creation, notably August 5, 1914,’ November 11, 1918, marking the duration of the Great War, and various date's,:of-treaties and events memorable, in international history. To a sceptic it seemed unbelievable that a pile of sfones should convey anything to mankind, but there it Was, and whether it was all a mere coincidence or the symbol of a preconceived plan he would not venture to say, though the whole subject enthralled and mystified one, and impressed one With the degree of intelligence manifested by the building of the pyramid. Upon the motion of Rotarian Foote a hearty vote of thanks was passed to .Mr. Strong. Rotarian Gilbert Bull presided at.the luncheon.