Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-09
MISS CLEvELAND'S LECTURE
Dividing the Human Race Into n,
Boosters and the Boosted.

The Evangelist of June Is, 1SS9 8
contained the following report Of
lecture by Miss Cleveland. the nrs'
ent mistress of the White House VA
The great address of the commence E
meRt at Elmira Female College wa,
that before the alumne by Mis-
Elizabeth Cleveland. sister Of Gov.
ernor Cleveland This was so good
that we give our readers a full abstract nv
She somewhat resembles Miss Ann NH
Dickinson in looks, but her deliver
was very effective. Her subject was
"Altruistic Faith, and for her illus kg
tratioD of this she took Cheddia. tbs I'D
first wife of Mobammed, who was M
rich, widow, and much older Than Es
he when she married him. When Ea
asked why he did not la later wears E
put her away and take a younger wife Isl
he replied that he loved her best be, BE-
cause she believed in him when an 81
men despised him. This was the fer NJ
vent efectual faith of one soul in an A
other. 1t was her faith that wrought Il
out Mohammed. There is faith in n
God, IN self and in humanity. The III
first produces the others. Give this II
full growth and the others will have \
full sweep. Our creed should be en-,
larged to add to 81 believe in God the 3
Father" | believe in myself, or in 4
you. This three.fold faith should be &
taught L
Faith ia others is faith in humanity L
first in the abstract and second in the L
concrete. The first is that general L
altitude of mind which is hopeful and
expectant OF humanity. Ii looks to
goal of final good. II is not pessimis- (
tic. 1t believes that life is worth
living infinitely, and infinitely worth
saving, But it must notstop with the
abstract. Life is laid out in definite
door yards. A whole mllky way OF
generalities may not give a rushlight
TO any human being. 1t must touch
humanity in the Individual If for
good. 1t must look into aim houses
and asylums and prisons, and the
darkness of the cities night.
The faith which believes in another
does not require negatively, first,
that its professor be a female, yet it is
oftener found 10 a woman than in
mar. Men believe in themselves. and
are occupied with themselves. Second.
this is not inseparable from the bonds
of natrimony. But she would have
woman moderately married. She
need not be a button hole bouquet to
a man, nor be dead in love wi tn him.
They may have faith in each other
Third, it is not hero worship; it will
serve, but worship. 1t believes that
he can be and do one thing. This
wss illustrated by Mrs. Carlyle.
Chedidja believes in Mohammed
Alternately, this faith is that faculty
OF mind by which one descriminates
what, | am good for and best for. 1t
sees, that this, and no other, is your
way. 1t discerns the ordinary and
the extraordinary in you 1t divines
you; it appreciates you. Whence this
faith2 1t is the gift of God. Chedidia
is Theodore, Miss Cleveland did
not believe in self.made men.
There is at least one Chedidia in
every life. Your own faith Will at
times need the support of another.
This will be when all men despise you
and you despise yourself. You will
have much hunger and thirst, and
will crave wealth and health and af-
lection, but your keenest craving win
be for recognition to do something,
to be somebody, to accomplish some
thing, to do a good piece of work, to
do your best. 1t may be at house
keeping, or dressmaking, or in litera
ture, or in art. 1t is in you, and it
ought to come out. You all have
human testimony of this. Some one
will say to you: 'Go on and you will
conquer" You may listen to and
obey that voice. She Gespised self
sufficingness. You can get along
alone, but you have no right TO get
along; you were born to show not
how little but how much you can do.
We want more life and fuller, and
need all the hell we can get. Men
would fail but for Chedidias. She
would make a new classification of
mankind, and divided them into
boosters and boosted. The boosters
are the important, and do the most
coed. 1t may be we'll to boost man
but better 10 boost a woman. Be
Chedidjas and do the thing next to
you, and by your faith assist others.
AltruistIc faith is most reasonable.
This abstract will give but faint
idea oS The thoughtful and practical
character of the address.