Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-06
GODS ABIDING PLACE
HIGHEST HEAVEN LOCATED IN
FAR AWAY STAR ALcYoNE.
Washington Preacher Who Said Hades
Was in the Sun Makes Another
Startling Discovery-supreme
Celestial Beings.

Washington-"The third heaven,
the highest of all, the abiding place
, of God, is on the star Alcyone, i'm
measurably larger than any other
known body, larger than the sun so
many times that to make an esti-
mate is an exercise for the mathema,
tician rather than the theologian He'll
is in the sun, and everything outside
hell is either heaven or part of the
heavenly system"
Rev. Zed Hertzel Copp, pastor Of
Bethany chapel, having thus located
hell in the sun, is now willing to in
dicate in general way where high
est heaven may be found, also he is
willing to locate in a general way
where paradise and the ordinary or
natural heavens may be found.
paul says: He was taken up to
the third heaven said Mr.. Copp, in
explaining his addition to the geog-
! raphy of the supernatural regions,
and heard things not lawful for him
to utter He could not utter them be-
cause he could not find human ex-
pressions strong enough to convey his
ideas.
There are three heavens:
First. the actual heaven, the can
opy above the earth.
Second, paradise.
Third, the heaven of heavens, or
abiding place of Jehovah
Scientists know that there is a
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.
God, the creator and law giver,
naturally and religiously might be ex-
pected to have his abode in a central
place from which to rule the rest of
his creation. Alcyone is the greatest
of his handiworks. 1t is no violence
to suppose that the Deity is so nearly
like his creature man as to show
a preference for the greatest of his
works, and make that his abiding
place.
Now, as to the composition and
social order of the highest heaven.
Undoubtedly it is made of the finest
materials; as fine as combination
of all the colors ever seen by the
human eye and as pleasing to the
senses as all the perfumes of earth
and all the music of all the birds
joined together Inexpressibly beau
tifu!, it may we'll be suggested that
the stones we call gems on earth are
structure.
In this place the inhabitants are
beings of the highest rank, but little
lower than divinity itself, clothed with
majesty, power, and learning Earth
ly kings surround themselves with
the best and noblest of their sub
jects. Is it violent supposition that
the divine king does likewise in the
composition of his court?
For the second heaven, commonly
called paradise, 1 have no precise To-
cation. That is the place to which
the malefactor crucified at the same
time as Christ went with the son of
God. You remember Christ said.
This day shall thou be with me In
paradise Paradise is probably To-.
Gated outside the present solar sys.
tom, but where, l have no idea. II is
state of rest. peace, JOY, gladness,
and contentment, where there is a
/ literal return to communion with God,
q restoration OF man to his image as
he left the hand of his creator, with
out any of the human frailties; a res
toration to the original Adamitfe
stage. Going there brings nerso,s
into touch with all heavenly beings,
from whom they learn wisdom and
power as exempliftea In themselves.