There was a lot of criticism when time zones were introduced at the urging of the railroads to increase safety. It actually had a purpose which could be understood as prior to that, with every town having its own clock time, scheduling of trains was a nightmare. Some ministers declared that it was messing with God's time though and opposed it from the pulpit.

It seems like most urban folks prefer, or at least accept, so called daylight savings time while farmers and rural populations do not care for it.