West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-11-04
MISS JENNIE SMITH.
The Wonderful Influence of Her
Recent MOrgantOwn Meetings.

hecenC MOfganCOWH MooCIHSS.
The following, in reference to
Miss Jennie Smiths recent visit to
Morgantown, and her most efficient
labors there, we clip from the Nor
gantown Post:
"Miss Smiths address was a forci-
BILE and earnest presentation of the
temperance cause, free of all bitter
terness and vituperation. She is a
pleasant speaker, and held the au-
dience chained to the spot" by
her words. She has an air of earn
estness about her that is convinc-
ing, and her speech was clothed
in such simple yet effective Ian
guage, that all were well entertain
ed.
She spoke in the NJ. E. Church at
night, same day, and gave a histo.
ry of her life; brief summary of
her terrible Affections in earlier
life; how she had been bed-rldden
for sixteen loug years; her great
suffering and endurance, &C., and,
finally, how she had been cured by
prayer. In our limited space we
cannot give even an abstract of her
beautiful address, as it was over an
hour in delivery and she spoke
quite rapidly.
BY her presence in our midst,
Miss Smith has awakened new
interest in the cause of temperance,
and the writer heard many express
themselves as being pleased at her
earnestness and modest demeanor.
In connection with the above,
the w. G. T. U. of Morgantown is
making an effort to do more thor
ough work in the cause of temper
ance than ever before. A reading
room is to be organized, where
young men can spend their even
ings free of charge; and other at
tractive inducements presented to
them which will win them over
from evil associations and places of
bad repute.
The Post bespeaks for the good
cause great success, and hopes to
see the labors of our wives and sis
tiers bring forth abundant fruit.
There is certainly wide field for
temperance work in our midst"
"WAKED UP THE TOWN."
The NeoO Dominion comments at
length on the wonderful effects of
Miss Sennie Smiths Morgantown
meetings. We clip the following
extract:
"This wonderful little woman,
who has become known all over
the United States as "The Railroad
Evangelist" came to our town
last Saturday on invitation of the
"Woman's Christian Temperance
Union" of this place, and held
series of meetings on Saturday and
Sunday. But to say that she held
a series of meetings does not con-
vey any idea of the effect of her
visit-she walked up the town.
The influence of her presence
seemed to be felt by every man,
woman and child of our population.
Men who as rule, take but little
stock in religious meetings, or tenn
perance meetings, or other like ex-
ercises held under the auspices of
the churches, we're, apparently,
among the most interested, and
some of them the most attentive
listeners at the meetings. The in
terest thus manifested by the crowd
in an entire stranger is striking,
example of how instinctively men
recognize and appreciate virtue in
character. AS the crowd stood up
before this little lady, every man
said in his heart "she is GOOD
and they respected her for her
heart, even if they took issue with
her head. She won them to her
apparently without an effort. The
most stony men followed her for
her blessing. Men who sheer at
religion were proud to take Jennie
Smith by the hand and quietly ask
her interest and her prayers"
EronfcvilIa TInion-