American Temperance Society — The American Temperance Society was established in Boston in 1826. Within five years there were 2,220 local chapters in the U.S. with 170,000 members who had taken a pledge to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. Within ten years, there… … Wikipedia
National Temperance Society and Publishing House — The National Temperance Society and Publishing House was founded in 1865. During its first 60 years, it published over a billion pages of literature in support of the temperance movement. Its three monthly magazines had a combined circulation of… … Wikipedia
Temperance Movements — • Covers the history in Europe, the United States, and Canada Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Temperance Movements Temperance Movements … Catholic encyclopedia
Temperance — Tem per*ance, n. [L. temperantia: cf. F. temp[ e]rance. See {Temper}, v. t.] 1. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Church Temperance Society — This Society was organized in 1881, and has for its object the promotion of temperance in its strict meaning. Its adult membership combines those who temperately use and those who totally abstain from intoxicating liquors as beverages. It… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Temperance movement — The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed within a community or society in general and even to prohibit its production and consumption entirely. The Woman s Christian Temperance Union is a prominent example of a… … Wikipedia
temperance movement — a movement involving organized campaigns by various groups in the US, Britain and some other countries in the 19th century to persuade people to drink little or no alcohol. These groups believed that the effects of alcohol were bad both for… … Universalium
Temperance bar — A temperance bar is one of a number of bars, primarily in Lancashire, England during the 19th century, that did not serve alcoholic beverages.In the late 1800s, a number of such bars were established in conjunction with the Temperance Society.… … Wikipedia
temperance — Pākiko. Temperance songs: mele kinai ona, mele kinai rama, mele hō ole lama, mele hō ole wai ona. Temperance union, ahahui hō ole wai ona. Temperance society, pū ali inu wai … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Temperance — See Church Temperance Society … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
