Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-08-13
PARADISE AT rnE POLE.
A SCIENTIFIC MANS WELL-SUP-
PORTED THEORY THAT THE NORTH
POLE rs THE SITE OF THE GARDEN
OF EDEN.
New York Times.

New York Times.
The thought occurred to me many
years ago that the repeated failure OF
so many experienced Arctic explorers
| 20 reach the North Pole was in conse-
! quence of something more subtle than
common, natural causes. TIE result
of my cogitatiOns is that possibly at
this Pole lies the Garden of Eden,
| and that the original tree of life still
exists there to fulfill the purpose of
Jehovah, in his own appointed time.
Moreover, that the CherubIm's fam
ing sword. turning every way to guard
the tree of life. is the cutting piercing
cold of that latitude, which, when
taken in connection with the aurora
bOrealls, as it flashes and darts in the
northern armament, makes The figu-
rative language of scripture plain to
our understanding. To sustain this
theory, we learn from the meagre
history of our frat parents that God
made them "cOAts of skins" and As
our Heavenly Father provides His
crea ures with what is best adapted
for their projection and convenience.
this would indicate that the temperA-
ture around Eden must have materi-
ally changed to neceSsitate so warm O
covering for human hOdIes. Although
this barrier was sufficient to keep the
antediluvians at a respectable distance
from Eden. ii does not discourage
modern adventures can Imagine
that while Noah was borne up 10y
waters nf the deluge, anchored as il
were to the heavens. the earth was
removed from under him, and the
east changes to the nOrtn. In the
vast quantities of ivory in close prOx-
imIty to the pole is alsO strong evi
,!ence in support Of this theory. In
Siberia on the one side aud Alaski
opposite, are found preserved portions
of innumerable animals which, on
the subsiding of the waters, were en-
veloped IN the preserving element as
at present found for it is quite evil
dent that they were not long subjected
tO the changes of winter and sumIn er,
night and day.
1t would tie perfectly in accord with
other acts of the Creator that he
should cast into Oblivion for a long
period of time the theateI where was
enacted the first human crime the
prngenltor which brought forth 30
much woe, the enormity OF which
could not he atOned for by any or all
created beings, but necpssitIted the
sacrifice of the Son of God. If JeTu-
saiouI, with CiOd's own temple, B1b-
yIon, Tyre, Ninevah, and many 9TH
er places we're destroyed on account
OF the " ickedness Of their inhabitants,
may it not appear reasonable that
Eden was hurled as an uuclean thing
into the cold and desUlate regions of
the north, thus issOIating from our
lace the first district polluted toy the
trail OF the old serpent. who so sue
cesstuIiy prompted the first human
crime, iusiigated the first murder of a
brother, aud corrupted the Inhabitants
so that in the end there was but one
man found worthy To preserve a small
remnant of all that breathed the
breath Of life.
The prevailing idea of scientific
men that there is a warm space at the
pole also favcTs the above theory
The late lamPnted Capt. Hall enIhu-
siastically declared. previous to his
last voyage, tnat ne expected to place
the A merican flag on the Pole, ami tn
fad there d beautiful, salubrious eli
mate, and Face of human beings un-
like any at present known. If the
theory herein advanced be correct, the
signal failure of that voyage, and the
sad results connected with it, are
proof positive that man, however
Inuoceutly. cannot fight against God.
ALEXANDER SHELTON,
Patterson, \. J.