Where Was His Immortal Soul?
ANY argument for the immortality of the soul, especially that based upon the capacities and powers of the mind, would certainly be valid in the case of such persons as the assistant Secretary of State. Concerning him we find the following anecdote in the Detroit Weekly Tribune: “Mr. Frederick Seward's first inquiry after he came fully to his senses, which was a long time after the assassination, was, 'Has Sir Frederick Bruce been presented?' He thought that only one night had passed since he knew not what had happened to him, and his mind took up matters just where it had left them.” On this we would like to ask the advocates of the immortality of the soul, one question,—and it is a fair and legitimate one too—Where was Mr. Seward's immortal soul during the time that he was unconscious from the blow he received upon his head? If a little disturbance in the action of the brain, is sufficient to render a portion of its existence an utter blank, can we suppose it will be more conscious than ever when the brain is entirely destroyed by death?