Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-06-26
THE ANNUAL OUTING
At ISLAND PARK
Baltimore and Ohio Branch of the Y.
M. C. A. viii Gather at Hapers
Ferry July 29th.

The annual outing Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Branch OF the Young Mems
Christian Association which has been
discontinued during the past tvs
years, will be resumed this season
and viii take place at Island Park,
Harpers Ferry, on Thursday, July %
The committee in charge of this ex-
cursion is arranging to make it the
largest one in the history of the asso-
citation number OF well known speak
ers having accepted invitations to at
tend and address the railroaders upon
this occasion. Among these will be
Miss Jennie Smith, the Railroad
Evangelist, ]. NJ. Rice, State Secre-
tary OF the Y. NJ. c. a. in West Vir-
ginia, Rev. A. f. Campbell, o. Balti-
more, and several others. Music will
be furnished by Zimmerman's Bait.
more Band and luncheon will be Berry
I'd on the grounds. The railroad will
cooperate with its employees in MAX
ing the outing a success and will run
special trans 10 Harpers Ferrk from
Baltimore, Washington, Mount Airy,
Winchester, Martinsburg and Pied
mont, in addition to attaching special
cars to the regular trains for the ac-
commodation OF Or excurs ionists
from Hagerstowh, Frederick and other
points along the road east of the
Ohio River.
Miss Jennie Smith VINO will make
the principal address OF the occasion
began series of MONDAY meetings
this week for the B. & o. shopmen
and trainmen, and during these ser
vices will extend personal invitation
to the railroad men and their families
TO be present on the outing. Miss
Smith, who is known from coast to
coast as the Apostle of the Railroad
Men" is personally acquainted with
nearly every man on the Baltimore
and Ohio, trainmen as we'll as Office
employees, the circumstances leading
to her lifelong work of spreading the
gospel among the railroaders being
especially interesting.
When a young girl in her teens
she is now past 50-she was an in.
valid confined to bed, and her parents
being people or some means, did all
in their power to afford her surgical
aid In vlsft1g specialists in various
parts 81 the country she u.Aae several
railroad journeys on a stretcher in the
baggage car, and while on one OF
these trips became engaged in CONVEX.
sation with the baggage master, who
suggested the efficiency of prayer as
a cure. jennie Smith and the railroad
man prayed together and she made
VOW that, if cured, she would devote
her whole life to religious work Al
forwards regaining the use Of her
limbs she Immediately began work
among the railroad men, especially
the trainmen who is too busy running
his train TO attend church For
number OF years she has conducted
these MONDAY m etines in the shops,
roundhcuses etc, assisting many a
railroad man to promotion he other
wise could not have obtained Jennie
smith has been one Of the foremost
living among the trainmen and has
accomplished wonderful results in this
direstion. Conductors and engineers
running some OF the fastest trains in
The country were converted through
her influence when callboys in the
roundhouse and messengers, and no
matter what road she travels on the
probabilities are that one OF her
boys" will re a member of the crew.