The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-06
AT CALVARY BAPTIST.
DR.. Broughton Pays His Respects to
Police Justice Wood.

Police Justice WOOD.
Rev. DIR. Len. G. Broughton, pastor Of
Calvary Baptist Church, preached on
SUNDAY night to nm OVERLOOKING house on
the subject of Sowing and Reaping."
AS Il prelude to his sermon, as previously
announced, DIR. Broughton paid his re-
spects to the workings of the office of the
police justice in this city. He said he
felt that he WAS due an explanation to
his congregation since he had been
dragged into the police court as wit
ness against ~. Bowman u Son, charged
with selling ice cream and delivering it
on sunday. He said that DIT ring the ILL
ness OF his wife the lady who had charge
OF the household affairs had gotten the
cream Tor his Sunday dinner and he ate
IL, Out that it had been obtained Without
has knowledge or consent. He at once
notified the chief of police, Mt the same
time telling him that he would be re-
sponsiole fot the acts of his agent, mean
ing his housekeeper.
soon after this occurrence an order was
issueu by the chief of police to the ice
cream manufacturers that they would
not be allowed to deliver any more
cream TO customers on Sunday as it was
violation of the law. This it seems
was generally observed, but the 'honora.
Dle chief JUSTICE. e., police justice, "be
came apprsed Of the fact that he was
purchaser Of cream Il week before the
T order had been issued by Chief Dyer The
police justice Mt once took steps to have
him brought before the court in oppose
tion to the wishes of the chief of police,
AS he was going behind the chiefs notice
IN order TO get ~ case against any of the
dealers, the police justice assigning as
us reason that it was Il violation of the
law ana it was his duty rs police Justice
to see that the law was enforced.
The Doctor said that Mt the tent NEE t.
ing Gu the Sunday previous that he had
taken occasion to refer to the loose work
or the police justice and as IL result WAS
singled out, over the head of A. Bowman
y Son, and dragged into the police court
In case that was likely to be appealed
and carried through the higher courts
with him, an apostle of Sabbath OBJ
servance, as the chief witness, the
chief witness as an apostle of
Sabbath observance. He then de.
nounced the action OF the police Justice
asa downright piece of spite work."
charging this official ''openly and
sIuarely with prostituting his office to
crafty his own personal spite. such
thing rs might be expected in n child at
child play, but in II man as being low,
Erovelling and mean.''
80 A'io"SutOu Ctlen asked, III lie WAS
going behind the chiefs order in this in
stance, why he did ct issue warrants for
about 800 Roanoke citizens who were
guilty of violations of the Sunday law,
Why not draw warrant against the
street car men who run the cars on Sun
day i'll direct violation Of the ordinance?
why not issue warrants for the livery
stable men who were, Sunday after Sun
day, violating the law?
Why not draw up warrants against the
Shenandoah Club, against which, time
after time, he has.had evidence sufficient
to burst them into hindereenss
Why not Issue warrants against the
houses of prostitution which were open
and running and which were fragrant vio-
lations of the law?
Again denouncing it rs piece of
downright spite work against the Chris
tian minister who stands for purity and
cleanliness, DR.. Broughton assumed one
of his most dramatic. attitudes and in II
most sarcastic manner asked, GLOW
much did the Burns supper which was
given last winter have to do with the de-
lay of that decision before it was rem.
dered.' -
DIR Broughton then preached an inter
esting and powerful sermon. The bap-
tismal rites were administered to two
persons.