National temperance : a jubilee biography of the National Temperance League instituted 1856 / by William Gourlay ; with an introduction by John Turner Rae.

  • Gourlay, William
Date:
1906
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Credit: National temperance : a jubilee biography of the National Temperance League instituted 1856 / by William Gourlay ; with an introduction by John Turner Rae. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE BIRTH AND IMMEDIATE ANCESTRY OF THE LEAGUE. Deals with the Antecedents of the League, and defines its objects and basic principles by quotations from contemporary speeches and papers. It describes the influences affecting the Movement from the World’s Temperance Convention and from the labours of the pioneers ... ... ... ... . . 17-38 CHAPTER II. THE TEMPERANCE INFLUENCES AT WORK BEFORE 1856. Describes more fully the Temperance Influences at work before 1856 ; commencing in America with 1776 the movement is traced through eighty years in Ireland, Scotland and England ; the work of Dr. Rush, Dr. Edgar, Father Mathew, John Dunlop, William Collins, and Joseph Livesey being referred to. ... ... 39-60 CHAPTER III. THE TEMPERANCE ATMOSPHERE UNDER WHICH THE LEAGUE BEGAN OPERATIONS. Illustrates by interesting accounts of efforts, made by Ministers and other workers to promote the movement, the Temperance Atmosphere under which the League began operations. The formation of the United Kingdom Alliance, and the Temperance Provident Life Office, and the initial labours of the League are described. ... 61-83 CHAPTER IV. THE LEAGUE’S WORKERS AND HOW THEY WORKED. Brings into bold relief the League’s Workers and how they worked. Much interest attaches to the reminiscences herein con- tained of William Tweedie, G. C. Campbell, Robert Rae, Samuel Bowly, Archbishop Temple, J. H. Esterbrooke, T. B. Smithies, George Cruikshank, John Cassell, Sir William King-Hall, Samuel Sims, W. S. Caine, M.P., W. I. Palmer, and the Hon. Conrad Dillon 8,1-1
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