The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
PARADISE Ar THE POLE.
a Scientific Man. WeIl-suppOrted TFeOp that
inc NotbPole IS the Site OF the
Gardan Of Eden.

6srden OF 6den.
The thought occurred to me many |
years ago that the repeated failure o. so
many experienced Arctic explorers to
reach the North Pole was in consequen e |
OF something more subtle than commo !,
natural causes The result of my cegita-
tons ia that possibly at this Pole lies the
Garden OF Eden, and that she original
tree OF life still exists there to fulfill the
purpose of jehovah, in His own appointed
time. Moreover, that The 6herubim's
flaming sword, turning every way to
guard the tee of life, is the cutting
piercing cold of that latitude, which
when taken in connection with the
aurora boreslis, as it flashes and darts in
the northern armament, makes the
figurstive language of scripture plain to
our understanding. To sustain this
theory, we learn from the mesgre history
of our first parents that God made them
coats 81 skins and as our Heavenly
Father provides His creatures with what
is best adapted for their protection and
convenience, this would indicate that the
temperature around Eden must have
materially changed to necessitate so
warm covering for human bodies. Al
though this bad Ter was sufficient to keep
the antediluyiAs at respectable dis
lance from Eden, it does not discourage
modern adgenturers. / can imagine
that while Nosh was borne up by
waters of VAdeluge, anchored as
it were TO avens, the earth was
removed FRI. under him, and the east
changed tolbe north. In the vast quan>
titles of ivy in close proximity to the
pole is also lrong evidence in support of
this theory. Irssiberia on the one sid
aud Alaska pptsite. are found preserved
portions of nnumerable animals which,
on the subsiing of the waters, were en-
veloped in tie preserving element as at
present fou1, for it is quite evident
that they wee not long subjected to the
changes of water and summer, night and
| day.
1t would perfectly in accord with
other acts of Creator that He should
cast into obkion for long period oil
time the theser where was enacted the
first human cine; the progenitor which
brought fortbo much woe, the enormity
of which coul not be atoned for by any
or all created eings, but necessitated the
sacrifice of thSon of God. If Jerusa,
lem, with Gds own temple, Babylon,
| Tyre, Nineva, and many other places
were destroyd on account of the wick.
edness of the inhabitants may it not
appear reasonble that Eden was hurled
as an undermining into the cold and
desolate regios of the north, thus isolat-
\ ing from our see the first district pol.
luted By the rail of the old serpent,
who so successfully prompted the first
human crime, nstigsted the first murder
of brother, sd corrupted the inhabi,
tants so that il the end there was but
one man fouh worthy to preserve Z
small remnanbf all that breathed the
breath of life.
The prevailig idea of scientific men
that there is awarm space at the pole
also favors theabove theory The late
lamented Capt Hall enthusiastically de,
clared, previou to his last voyage, that
he expected toplace the American flag
on the pole, ad to find there beauti
ful, salubrious climsta, and a race o.
human beings unlike any at present
known. If tlasaeory herein advanced
be correct, tie signal failure of that
voyage, and he sad results connected
with il, are Eoof positive that man
however innoontly, cannot fight agains
| God Alexander SHELTON.