The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-06
Jennie Smith In MOrgantOwn.

IL Tor the nrSC time laSt Ialt, Is mere
again at her old work of turning the
town up side down. She medoWn,
too. on our new railroad, to the end
of the line at Ellington. She is thus
the lady " no was first to travel over
the new line. Not only so, but she
came in a palace car, which was also
the first car of that description to
come over the line.
Miss Jennie stands in high regard
with the officials as well as the labor
ers of the B. & o. Co., and when the
Superintendent learned of her inten-
ton to come to MorgautOwn, he plac-
ed his own car at her disposal and
she rode down with quite an escort of
officers.
Wherever this little lady goes along
the line of the b. & 0. she is a queen.
Queen Victoria would not attract so
much attention, nor half so much
reverence from the men, as Jennie
Smith. No matter how rough and
unlettt red and depraved the man, his
hat goes off when he sees Jennie
Smith. The engineer in his cab, the
fireman in his truck, the brakeman
at his wheel will throw her reccgni-
ton as they fly past the stations
And there is no man so coarse, no
face so black or hand so rough but
that it receives hearty recognition
from her. 81 like to have my hands
BACKED by those rough men," she
says. The rougher the man the more
unbounded her sympathy seems to
be.
The B. & O. company, also know
how to appreciate her. She makes
better and more reliable employees.
She reforms the drunkard, the Zip.
pier, the idler, and straightens up the
irregularities in the men which en-.
danger the property of the company
and the lives of the travelling public.
When Jennie Smith first undertook
her missionary work among the rail-
road men she had to fight her way.
The B. & o. gave her the cold
shoulder, but now there is no reason
able request that they would refuse
her.
Miss Jennie is holding meetings at
the M. E. church. She comes by in
vitation of the pastor. Mr.. Crawford.
hut the services are not denomina-
tional, and members ofother churches
of town are taking part in the work.
The meetings are full, warm and
interesting. On Sunday night there
was not seating capacity in the large
audience room of the M. E. church
for those who came. Her talks are
simple, direct and deeply spiritual.
She never fails to get the attention of
an audience, There is degree of
earnestness and sympathy in her
presence and manner that dra WIS
every heart. She has unbounded
faith in prayer. and she always prays
for something. Her prayer is meyer
general beating about the bush, as
the case with many we hear, but there
Is definite request put in a manner
that Suggests the answer. And this
practical and definite method is con-
spicuous in all her work, and is the
bottom secret of her power and sue
cess.-MorgdntoaOn Dominion.
Miss JENNIE SMITH.-This Chris
tian lady, who has been in our town
for more than week, assisting Rev.
Crawford in the protracted meeting
now in progress at the M. E. Church,
has endeared herself to many people
in the town and vicinity, and espe-
cially the youth and the poor and un-
fortunate people of the community.
Miss Smith is. beyond question, the
truest, warmest-hearted worker in
her Masters vineyard that we ever
met. She is not gold-worshipper.
She cares not what are the circum.
stances of a whether clothed
in common homespun or the finest of
satin-she tries to save them in the
great hereafter; they have souls to
save and she tries to save them. We
have heard many beautiful discourses
in the churches of Morgantown and
elsewhere have heard many fervent
prayers but the prayer for sinners
by Miss Smith on Saturday evening,
when there were 20 seekers after
Righteousness at the altar of prayer,
and her discourse Sunday morning,
were the most convincing that we
ever heard fall from the lips of any
mortal being. She "speaks not in q
foreign tongue" but states the case
in plain, convincing, soul-cheering
words that 90 to the hearts of heI
hearers. May the Great God of the
universe give her health and strength
that she may continue going about
doing good. MOr0datoi0n Post.
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