Permanent temperance documents, of the American Temperance Society. Vol. I.

Date:
1835
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    Resolutions and AddresB of American Temperance Society, 125; National Circular, 127; Cor- responding Secretary, 128 ; Professor Ware’s Testimony, 129; President Wayland’s Inquiries, 129; President Fiske’s Address to Church Members, 132; Dickinson’s Advice, 133; Beecher’s Address to the Young Men of Boston, 134; Judge Daggett’s Declaration, 136; Opinion of Judge Cranch, 135; Injustice of the Traffic in Ardent Spirit, 136; The Rum-selling Church Member, 137; Venders of Ardent Spirit in the City of Washington, 138 ; Confession of a Re- tailer, 138 ; Wives murdered by their husbands, 139; Children murdered by their Fathers, 141; Loss of the Rothsny Castle, 142; Commodore Biddle’s Letter, 143; Letter from an Officer in the Army, 144; Massachusetts Lunatic Asylum, 145; Demoralizing Effect of the Traffic in Ardent Spirit, 146; Circular concerning Churches, 147; Connection between Temperance and Religion, 149; Influence or Church Members who traffic in Ardent Spirit, 150; Testimony of the British and Foreign Temperance Society, 151; Tite Great Obstruction to the Temperance Reformation, 153; Churches in which are no Members in the Traffic, 155; Family Temperance Societies, 155; Facts in the State of New York, 156 ; Tavern Keepers ruined, 159; Temper- ance Taverns, and Groceries, 160; Progress of the Cause and its Results, 161; The Sabbath the proper Time to speak upon it, 162; Duty of Ministers nnd Churches, 163; Temperance Societies in Africa and the Sandwich Islands, 164; Conclusion, 165. Appendix.—Edgar’s Speech, 173; Wealthy Drunkards, 174; Higgin’s Letter, 175; Jersey Temperance Society, 176; Licenses in Glasgow, 177; British and Foreign Temperance Society, 178; Maryland State Temperance Society, 180; Address of the Bishop of London, 181; Na- tional Circular, 186; The Immorality of the Traffic, 198; Letter, 221; Resolutions of Ministers of the Gospel, 222; Extract from the Minutes of the General Assembly, 222; The danger of selling Ardent Spirit, 223; Temperance Efforts in China, 224; Important Decision in Chan- cery, 224; Tax on the Sale of Ardent Spirit, 225; The sale of Ardent Spirit a Nuisance, 225 ; Benefits of Abstinence from the use of Intoxicating Liquor, 226. PART III. Truths established in the last two Reports, 227; Number of copies printed in this country, 228; Testimony of distinguished men concerning them, 228; Object of those Reports, and of the present, 229; Additional Agents, 230; Circular for Simultaneous Meetings, 231; Order from the War Department, 235; Testimony of a distinguished Jurist, 235; Testimony of a Muil Contractor, 236; Testimony of Thomas Jefferson, 237; Testimony of the Secretary of the Navy, 238; Testimony of Naval Officers, 239; Bribery of Electors by Candidates for office, 240 ; General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 241; General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, 242; General Association of New Hampshire, 243; General Asso- ciations of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine, 244; American Quarterly Temperance Magazine, 244 : Cook’s Speech at the'Capitol in Washington, 246; Testimony of a European writer, 248 ; Conduct of a Millwright, and of a Miller, 249; Doings of Legislatures, 250 ; Sale of Ardent Spirit treated as immoral, 251 ; Churches free from trafficker* in ardent spirit, 252; A great Mistake, 253; Testimony of a gambler, and a vender of lottery tickers, 254; Temper- ance efforts in the City of New York, 255; Circular for a United States Convention, 256; Meeting at the Capitol in Washington, 257; Formation of the American Congressional Tem- perance Society, 259; Simultaneous Meetings in Great Britain, 260; Address of John Wilks, Esq. M. P., 260; Address of the Bishop of Chester, 261; Address of P. Crampton, Sol. Gen. for Ireland, 262; English Temperance Magazine, 263; Insurance of Temperance ships, 264; Drunkards ceusing to use intoxicating drinks, 265; The way to render reformation permanent, 269; The great hindrance to the Temperance Reformation, 270; License laws morally and politically wrong, 271; License laxvs promote intemperance, 271; License laws injurious to the wealth of a nation, 272; Testimony of a country merchant, 274; Testimony of a city merchant, 275; Amount lost by the traffic in ardent spirit, 276; Beneficial uses to which it might be applied, 277 ; The traffic in spirit injurious to the public health, 278; The traffic in spirit productive of Cholera, 281; The traffic in spirit injurious to intellect and to morals, 282; Reasons why it produces such effects, 283; Obstacles to the Temperance Reformation, 286; License laws vicious, 287; License laws without foundation, 288; License laws highly expen- sive, 289; License laws detrimental to Agriculture, 291; Judge Platt’s Opinion, 293; Th# Turning Point. 294.
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