The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-22
MISSED his ICE CREAM.
The Recent Oder is Condemned on
allSides.

ssDid you hare Ice cream for dinner to-
tays" End stwEat do you think Of 1t any
hows" were the questions with which
many people greeted each other ION Sun.
day. AS to what the general opinion is
Of the recent railing of the chief OF police
upon the Ice cream question we would
hesitate to say in so many words, but It's
condemnation is universal and it's alb
surdity recognized by every one. OF the
teachings in the Bible bearing on Sabbath
observance thsre is nothing to show that
those things absolutely necessary for the
gaining OF ones livelihood were intended
by means mnde legitimate by the wants
of his fellow man finds sustenance for
himself and family by supplying those
want~, there is no reasonable. just or sen.
sible ruling that can be devised by any
one to prevent him from so earning his
living. This from the standpoint Of those
who have engaged in the business of fur
nishing thvse who think that they know
about as much and probably little more
of their own moral and relie ious respon.
sibilities and obligations and their ca
pacity for looking after them as any
"stretchers of the point" can know.
This is not Intended rs an approval of the
disregard of law, but MS IL criticism
as luxury. There is not hotel of any
standing in the country that does not
look upon it as Of us much II thing Of
course US coffee, or the soup, and as Il re-
cessity. There are but few housekeepers
who in warm weather would mot rather,
if able, serve it on their table, than go out
and prepare over II hot stove in hot
kitchen on Il hot day something hot for u
hot lot of people. The days of ''come over
next Sunday two weeks, we are going to
have ice cream" are gone and we live in
an age when we are far enough advanced
to have the most desirable things for our
comfort for the least amcuntsof trouble.
Is furnishing ice cream on Sunday worse
than running Il livery, operating street
| cars, using transfer wagons to move
| pianos, supplying water.to the city and {,
hundred other things that are done here
on Sunday? Is not II buggy ride to thou
sands IL luxury. Gould we not walk on
Sunday? Do pianos for religious meet
| in9s have to be moved on Sunday morn
ing? Could we not fill up all our pots
and paEs and kettles and tubs with water
on Saturday for use on Sunday? This
latter could be done very easily, for the
water could be kept so fresh and COO
with that double allowance of ice that
our housekkeepers are furnished with sc
cheerfully on Saturdays. In some cases
they not only do not get thu double guam
tity, but not even as much as on Other
days. Another thing: which, If presented
before the All-wise Being when He come,
down to ISLAM us into Iades'' for those
things we are having impressed upon US
as being wrong, would receive the more
ondemnation--furnis ice cream OIL
Sunday. or horse racing during the week
"Kecp off the grass is Ell excellent sigl
when there is grass to De kept off of--bu
it loses it's entire usefulness if stuck vi
in the public road.
The resignation of Mr.. r. II. Soule a
superintendent Of motive power of tn
Norfolk and Western.is spoken of on al