The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-21
THE PRESIDENTS SISTER.
Kiss Cleveland the Kostrum-some
Thoughts Suggested by Her Lecture.

In June, 1883, Miss Elizabeth Cleveland,
present mistress Of the White House, deliv-
.rsd en- address before the Elmira. n. Y,
Female College. which the Presbyterian
Evangelist pronounced "great"-a deserved
compliment to an excellent woman. It was
Untitled "Altruistic Faith" and for her
illustration the took Chedidjs, first wife of
Mohammsd, who was rich, and much older
shan he was when che married him. When
asked in later years why he did not put her
svsy and take q younger vile. be replied
that he loved her oest because she believed
IN him when all men oespised him. Che
didia's fsilh made Mo5ammed.
TLere Is faith IN God, faith in self and in
humanity. The first prodCces the others.
Faith In humanity believes that life is worth
living and worth saving. You will have
lection when the bloom OF youth is sup
planted by the asben bue OF sge; will cry
aloud for help In infiFmitles, must needs
come, because those on whom women rely,
though themselves powerless TO relieve them
of their intoieIable aches. pains, prostrations,
tleepless nights Of agony, and days OF distress
Because Of the narrOwness OF their code
and the selhshness OF their purpose-restrsin
them from resorting TO those agencies which
may lift women.to plane OF greater useful
meas and to a nobler life.
Many q woman lack the faith OF Chedidis. IL
they haG, faith in their own reserve OF ply
fical power, confidence in the persona! ex-
psrence OF others would follow; and instead
of race Of suffering mortals-slaves to the
prejuoices OF those whose only interest in
them is bounded by their pro essional fees
We Shorld Zee nobility OF station reinforced
by nobility Of mind and robustness OF life.
The power to rid themselves OF the aches,
pains and desperate despair which sillict
them. is in woman, and ought to come out
You all have countless amount OF testi-
mony.' Some one will say to you go on,
and you will conquer"
How" Do as your sisters have done
Have faith in their indisputable experiences.
:he help we can get. Man would fall were
il not for the Chedidjss. There is much in
good digestion TO keep a woman sweet and
iovnble. There is more in thorough
action OF the great blood purifying
organs the liver and kidneys, for
If they are dsrsnged women can
rot have the physical comfort so craved aud
prayed for. To secure this the help they
ueed--the help that Thousands have already
nssd, and to which they say they owe all
they Iossess-is Warmers cafe cure. Mrs.
Maria q. Tread we'll. Stamford, Conn, Presi-
dent OF the State Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, a well-known lesder, says:
1t is the only thing which seemed to reach
my case" These unprejudiced thousands
have blessed the world because they have be-
come Chedidjss, who hsve felt 1t their duty
to declare their own faith and 20 inspire
their sisters with confidence in the extraor.
binary up building energy Of this wonderful
discovery.
Miss Cleveland has evidently an original
and fertile mind, and We are indebted to her
interesting lecture, a few thoughts from
which we have copied-for q text out oil
which the above suggestions have grown.