Sunday Shaving.
One of the Derby barbers who was lately fined for pursuing his calling on Sunday made an excellent, apology for his sins. Here is the report :—Smith, in defence, said he claimed the right to sliave as a work of necessity. There were thousands of people who really could not get shaved 011 Saturday, and were obliged to visit the barber 011 the following day, in order to present a respectable appearance on the Sabbath. Nobody could gainsay that it was a work of necessity. Many of those sitting in judgment over him were reaping the benefits of Sunday labor by holding shares in railway, gas, and tramway companies. _ They could jingle their money in their pockets, but he did not get money to jingle. His money was required as he took it. 1. hat shaving is a work of necessity cannot. I (Truth) suppose, be disputed. Had Providence intended that there should be 110 shaving on the Sabbath Day, Providence would, presumably, have prevented beards from growing on that day. We allow cows to be milked 011 Sunday, in deference to tlie cosmic laws which cause the animals udders to fill on that day. Why not equal respect for the laws under which our beards grow 1
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 4999, 9 June 1891, Page 1
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210Sunday Shaving. Oamaru Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 4999, 9 June 1891, Page 1
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