The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-22
TIE PRESIDENTS SISTER.
Miss Cleveland the Rostrum-Some
Thoughts Suggested by Her Lecture.

In June, 1883, Miss Elizabeth Cleveland,
present mistress of the White House, deliv.
cred an address before the Elmira. N Y,
Female College, which the Presbyterian
Evangelist pronounced great" "a deserved
compliment to an excellent woman. II was
entitled "Altruistic Faith" and for her
illustration she took Chedidja, frat wife of
Mohammed, who was rich, and much older
ban he was when she MARI ID him. When
asked in later years why he did not put her
aPsy and take younger wife he replied
that he loved her best because she believed
IN him when all men despised him. Che
didja's faith made Mohsmmed.
There Is faith in God, faith in self and in
humanity. The first produces the others.
Faith in humanity believes that life is worth
living and worth saving. You will have
much. hunger and thirst will crave az
feoiion when the bloom OF youth is sup
planted by the ashen hue of age; will cry
cloud for help in infrmities, must needs
ZONE, because those on whom women rely,
though themselves poTerless 10 relieve them
of their iniOisIable aches. pains, prostrRtions,
Eleep'ess nights OF agony, and DAYS OF distress
because of the narTowDess OF their code
and the seifsbDess OF their purpose-restrain
them fIom resorting TO those agencies which
may hit women TO plane of greater useful
II. IS AID to nob'er life.
Msay woman lack the faith OF Chedidis. II
they ad, faith in their own reserve OF ply
ca power, confidence in the personal ex.
psltpCe of others would follow; and instead
Cf rsce of suffering mortals-slaves to the
ejudices of those whose only interest in
Al EN- is bounded by their professional fees
we should see nobility of station reinforced
by nobility OF mind and robustness OF life.
The power to rid themselves of the aches,
pans snd desperate despair which stfiict
them, rs N womsn, and ought to come out.
You al have countless amount OF testi-
moDy.' Some one will say to you go on,
and you will conquer"
"Howp Do as your sisters have done
Have faith in their inoisputable experiences.
We want more life and fuller, and need all
the help we can get. Man would fail were
il not for the Cbedidjss. There is much in
lovsble. There is more in thorough
sotion Of the great blood purifying
organs the liver and kidneys, for
If they are deraDged women can
not have the physical comfort so craved and
prayed for To secure this the help they
need-the help that thousands have already
used, and 10 which they say they owe ali
they IOssesS-is Warmers safe cure. Mira.
Maria c. Tread we'll. Stamford, Conn Pfesi-
dent of the State Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, q wsll-kn0Tn leader, says;
1T is the only thing which seemed to reach
my Gaze" These unprejudiced thoosau ds
have blessed the world because they have be-
come Chedidjss, who have felt 1t their duty
TO declare their own faith and 20 inspire
their sisters with cor idence in the sxtraor
binary up building energy OF this wonderful
discovery.
Miss Cleveland has evidently an original
and fertile mind, and We are indebted to hel
interesting lecture, a few thoughts from
which we have copied-for q text out Of
which The above suggestions have grown.