The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-10
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Thoughts suggestedby Her Lecture.
in June, 1889, Miss Elizabeth Cleveland
present mistress Of the White House, de
Illyered an address before the Elmira, n
Y, Female College, which the Presby
terrain Erangelta pronounced, ggreat," -
deserved compliment to IN excellent NO
man. TWAS entitled aAltrnistic Faith,
and for her illustration she took Chedidja,
fist wife Of Mohammed, who was rich,
and much older than be was when she
married him. When asked in later years
why he did not put her away and take q
Younger wife, be replied that he loved her
best because she believed In him when all
men despised him. Chedt1ja's faith made
Mohammed.
THERE'S 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 affection when the bloom Of youth
Is supplanted by the ashen hue OF age;
will cry aloud for help in infrmities, must
needs come, because those on whom
women rely, though themselves powerless
TO relieve them OF their iptolesable aeles,
pains, prostrations, sleepless nights OF
agony, and days Of distress- OF
the narrowness Of their code and selfish.
ness Of their purpose restfain them from
resorting to those agencies which.msy lift
women to a plane OF greater usefulness,
and to a nobler life.
Many a woman lacks the faith OF Che.
didia. Ifthey had faith in their own re.
serve ofphysical power, confidence in the
personal experience Of others would fol.
low; and instead Of race OF suffering
mortsls-slayes to the prejudices OF those
whose only interest in them is bounded
by their professional fees,-we should
see nobility OF station reinforced By mo-
bility OF MUD aud robustness OF life.
The power to rid themselves OF the
aches, pains and desperate despair which
aillct them, lis in women and ought to
come out. You all have countless
amount Of testimony Some one will say
to yon, go on, and you will conquer
How? Do as your sisters have done
Have faith in their indisputable expert
ences. We waut more life and fuller, and
need all the help We can get. Man would
taii were it not for.the Chedidas. THERE'S
much in good digestion to keep a woman
sweet and lovable, There Is more in thor
ough action Of the great blood purifying
organs-the liver and kidneys, for Il they
are derauged women cannot have the
physical comfort so oraved and prayed for.
To secure this, the help they need, the
help that thousands have already used
aud to which they say they owe all they
possess, lis Warner'sBafe cure. Mrs. Maria
O. Treadwell. Stamford. Conn, President
OF the State Woman's Christian TEN.
perance Union) well known leader, says |
lit is the only thing which seemed To
reach my case. These unparalleled
have blessed tho world because
they have become Chedidjas, who have
felt it their duty To declare their own
faith and to inspire their sisters with CON
fidencein the extraordinary up.builling
energy Of this wonderful discovery,
Miss Cleveland has evidently aboriginal
and fertile mind, and We arc indebted to |
her interesting lecture, q few thoughts |
from which we have copied, for "a teAt out
OF which the above suggestions have
grown. IN