| Show THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT an interesting lecture well attended last evening a large anil respectable audience gathered in the court house to hear the well known prof karl G alcser of provo lecture on the pyramids of egypt after being introduced by jos A west prest of the Y M M I A prof broser proceeded with the lecture it was not his desire to introduce anything new as nearly all that is known regarding the pyramids has been ken or treated of by many before him the silent structures that have stood mute for ages are now speaking in a loud voice verifying the saying eliat stones shall speak though the languages of the earth are different in every country there is one language that speaks alike to all and id understood by all mankind the ame this is the language of mathematics and geometry and is the one that speaks to us in a voice under stood by all tho learned the pyramids aro the greatest in size the oldest and most mighty structures upon earth and it must hare taken deep thought thousands of workmen in connection with scientific learning to rear these mighty exact prophetic bonu tents the theories that cheso structures were erected for tombs or places to observe the rising and falling waters of the nile have long since been exploded and another one has gained favor and credence that the great pyramid of choops was built by a civilization far in advance of that of or by men inspired by divine knowledge every thing in itis symbolical has 11 deep meaning and is useful the speaker here referred to two passages in the bible that went to substantiate that it was built by divine inspiration the question arises who built this great pyramid we know t least who did not build it the egyptians did not for they erected no largo edifices nor have they left any trace of their existence on the earth and they were idolaters idol aters while every vestige in the pyramid every line every mark and chamber points to abo great fact that its builders were men who knew tho flod of heaven they must have been foreigners who came to egypt to their groat mission and when after years of labor it was accomplished they departed carefully closing every avenue to the cold and silent lii story of tho world both past and future written in the language of geometry in this wonderful structure tho pyramid inch differed from the english inch only one thousandth part of an inch they were represented thus pyramid inch 1000 english 1001 and it was by this measure that everything in the pyramid was measured an explanation was here given how this was discovered and what tho different measures of the building represented in the his lory of the world both past and future of which it would prove unsatisfactory to give a synopsis in this short notice the pyramid is a great prophecy as will be seen froni the fact that it speaks of jesus which ia the test of all prophets we could not help but admire the accuracy with which these ancient men did all their work even weighing our earth and it in tho weight of the pyramid this explained why light i and heavy kinds of rock were used in its erection it must have been built by divine revelation to answer its purpose it could have been erected in no other spot neither further south nor further north neither farther nor further west from where it is every pura thinker from the evi dences given must believe thai it is in stone and no when other things that ire supposed still to bo undiscovered within its walls are brought to the knowledge of man many great and wonderful things now unknown will ba brought to bis understanding it is the oldest monument of knowledge it has stood silent the longest and now speaks the loudest and the sooner the people turn a listening ear toils warning words to learn wisdom from its treasures tho better it will be lor them A vote of thanks was giyen the professor for his interesting lecture and for his kindness and interest in bene fitting the young the choir aho vho kindly rendered their services for the occasion sang a song and prayer was offered by bro talmage |
