The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-28
What Became of Major Reeves?

people disappear in mysterious ways"
remarked a traveller yesterday. 'One of
these mysterious disappearance hap
pened in my own family. Ny elder
brother, Major Charles Reeves, for years
a commercial salesman, prior to which
time he was major of a cavalry regiment
in the Federal service, was one Of the
best known men Of the south. He was
distinguished looking man, weighing 240
pounds, with dark auburn hair that
curled luxuriantly over his head and a
beautiful mustache. He stood over
feet II inches, with a form erect as a
statue. He would attract attention any
where. He made money rapidly, and
his firm considered him their best sales
man. After the war he married one Of
the finest women l ever saw, and three
little girls came to brighten their home.
He started on his last trip in the best
Of health and spirits, made Nashville,
collected large amount of money,
which was sent to the firm; wrote to
them to address him at little town in
Tennessee and mailed an affectionate
letter to his wife His hotel bill was
paid, and with his sample cases in hand
he started to the depot. That was the
last ever heard of him, although we have
spent hundreds Of dollars in searching
and advertising. This happened IA years
ago, ard fear the mystery will never be
cleared up."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Timely Protest.
The editor and publisher of The Church
| Union thus reviews recent work, 1.-The
| Growing Sin Of the Age"
This is indeed a remarkable volume,
considering the time in which it appears
and the need for such GenunciattOn by
| the pulpit and the few Of the class OF
people toward whom it seems particu-
| larly directed. This book contains ser
mon preached by the Rev. Brevard d.
Sinclair against the sin Of preventing
large families by the various means
which are well understood by physicians
and practiced often by their advice.
With this sermon is published various
newspaper comments and letters from
ministers and church members. These
letters are interesting and beneficial, but
are irritating to the reader for the want
of a more open discussion of the subject
ii
answer back. 1t is a well known fact
that the subject matter refers to one OF
the sadly growing sins of the age, apc
particularly among the higher and mid
die classes Of society.
We find nothing in these pages agains
the deadly sin of multiplying the off
spring of immoral inbeciles, cripples
consumptives, the scrofulous and va
riors forms of loathsome disease. Thes'
persons are permitted to marry and bur
den the earth with thousands like them
selves, persons who are by nature uni
to hold the high Office Of father q
mother, either in the cities Of New Eng
land or in any other portion OF thi
, Christian civilization.
Fathers and mothers may not nee
money and book education to fit them
do the world and the church value
ser1 ice in producing and rearing larg
families, but they do need healthy bod
, les. clean hearts and clear brains. Tn
indiscriminate right and duty OF all hr
man beings to produce their kind
= large families is the very teaching tina
has resulted in suicides, murders, abol
tionists and such as are guilty Of NJ
T cleanness that is not fit to be mentioned
But what shall be said Of these thing
q The sinners are here, and these crime
u are on the increase. What of such Gre
i lures in and out IF the church produ
/ ing and rearing large families like then
d selves to go ON to perdition until Il
q race shall become more and more d
It graded? Let the subject be discuss
how to increase large families amor
those who are fit for this high functio
and how to restrict and prohibit Of
:. spring on the part of those who are e
tirely unworthy and wholly incapab
Of producing offspring which can pro
a benefit to themselves or tn nthar.