The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-07-16
SAYS HEAVEN
Is the Center Of Universe,
While the Sun is
Simply Hades.
PREACHER SETTLES ALL.

washington. July 14--our abiding
place in the future has been located
Those of us who are bad in this worlc
will be furnished free transportation
TO the sun. and those of us who are
good may select a place In heaven to
suit ourselves. II we want to rest in
the heavens where God has His throne
we will select Alcyone, but all the uni
verse except the sun, which is hades,
is heaven for those who follow God S
commandments,
so says Rev Zed Hertzel Copp, pres
ident OF the Highway Sunshine Cos
pei Union, who has followed the an.
nouncement of his startling discovery
that the sun is the home os the Imp OF
Darkness. by the declaration that AL
cyone. which he describes as the cen
trail planet of all known space. around
which all other planets reyolve. is the
footstool of the Creator. where His
throne has been erected, He makes
the statement, he says, after a re-
otdltu NsNtAihB tVuAtSSu yVhAo ~
HEAVEN is ALL AROUND.
But heaven Is not confined TO one
particular planet, according to Mr.
Copp. Washington, this country, the
whole world. is heaven" he says, "and
we live In II. But II Is not the heaven
that God wishes II to be. Everything
the animals, the birds, the fishes
are In unison with God; only we. the
human beings, are In revolt As soon
as we comply with Gods will, this
earth will be a complete heaven"
From Alcyone, says the reverend
doctor, the Almighty rules the uni
verse and directs the destinies of
man and womankind.
The multitudes OF planets which re-
volve around Alcyone he describes as
magnificent gardens. wherein dwell an-
gels and those over whom they pre-
side. A state of lcthargy exists
among tho inhabitants. and every
whore peace aud quiet reign supreme.
HOUSE ARE TRANSPARENT
'In heaven" said the minister.
"there are palaces OF brick and stone.
But the solidity implied by the in
gradients counts for naught. since they
are transparent The Inhabitants may
look through the houses OF their neigh
bors. They can observe every action
OF their neighbor and the thoughts OF
one are the thoughts OF the other. But
in heaven everybody Is good. There
u no such thing as rebellion, lnsub-
ordination and reticence.
Paul says he was taken mp TO the
third heaven and heard things not
lawful for him 10 utter He could not
utter them because he could not find
human expressions strong enough to
convey his ideas.
There are three heavens. First,
the natural heaven, the canopy above
the earth; second, paradise; third.
the heaven OF heavens. or abiding
place OF Jehovah.
Scientists know that there Is
planet or star around which all other
stars and planets. including our own
solar system. revolve. That is the
star Alcyone. OF the FIRST magnitude
as to size. and said TO be thousands
OF times larger than any other known
body
I'm this place the Inhabitants are
beings OF the highest rank, but little
lower than divinity itself. clothed with
majesty. power and learning Earthly
kings surrounded themselves with the
best and noblest OF their subjects Ia
Il a violent supposition that the d.
vino king does likewise in the conf
position OF his oourt?"
For the second heaven. commonly
called paradise. Mr. Copp said he had
no precise location.
ASTRONOMERS NOT AGREED
Alcyone is the most brilliant star
OF the group known as the plclades {
which Is in the constellation Taurus,
and Is quite conspicuous on winter
evenings about "a degrees north OF
the equator, Alcyone is OF a greenlsh y
hue and has a magnitude OF 30 This
IL the star which was supposed by
Nader, the German astronomer to be {
the central sun. In reference to which c
Dur sun, with Its planets, and all 9TH {
er known systems are moving. per- I
haps revolving. within some almost a
lncomprehensible period OF time: but. 5
rs general proposltion, the hyDothe- Z