Mackenzie's faith was to link him to the increasingly influential temperance cause, particularly strong in Ontario where he lived, a constituency of which he was to represent in the Parliament of Canada.

The Nordic countries, with the exception of Denmark, have had a strong temperance movement since the late 1800s, closely linked to the Christian revival movement of the late 19th century, but also to several worker organisations.

About this time it also became a strong proponent of temperance.

When he left the USA in 1851, strong temperance societies carried on the work.

Closely identifying himself with the church, Garnet supported the temperance movement and became a strong advocate of political antislavery.

In the 19th century a strong tradition of nonconformity and temperance may also have affected dancing and music adversely and encouraged choral and brass band movements, while traditional tunes were used for carols.

By 1903, alcohol was such a serious problem for families and a public embarrassment ( as drunks were visible from passing trains ), that a temperance movement grew in the area, led by the strong Methodist community.

In the 19th century, the nonconformist and temperance movements were strong: these frowned on dancing and music, encouraged the demise of many customs, but fostered the choral and brass band traditions.

Collingwood also had a strong temperance movement, with two " coffee palaces " springing up in the 1870s, including the large and grand Collingwood Coffee Palace ( now the facade of Woolworths-minus original classical pediment and mansard ).

The prohibition on the sale of alcohol had long been demanded by the Liberal Party and the temperance movement, both of which had a strong influence in the town in the early part of the 20th century, largely due to the perceived negative effects of alcohol on the town's inhabitants.

As a strong advocate of the temperance movement, he presided over the Prohibition Party state convention in 1888 and was the Prohibition candidate for governor in 1880.

However, the temperance movement was equally strong, and Georgina King Lewis, a keen member of the Croydon United Temperance Council, took it upon herself to establish a dry centre for the labour movement.

Simpson was then elected Editor of the Western Christian Advocate, which he made a strong temperance and anti-slavery organ, from 1848 to 1852.

A strong supporter of the temperance movement, he produced a non-alcoholic wine to be used for church services in his hometown of Vineland, New Jersey.

The Act was a result of the strong temperance movement in Scotland before the First World War.

The Dawn had a strong feminist perspective and frequently addressed issues such as women's right to vote and assume public office, women's education, women's economic and legal rights, domestic violence, and temperance.

The sabbatarian temperance movement was also historically strong among the Welsh, the sale of alcohol being prohibited on Sundays in Wales by the Sunday Closing ( Wales ) Act 1881 – the first legislation specifically issued for Wales since the Middle Ages.

Skorich, however, is a strong advocate of a balanced attack -- split between running and passing.

Walsh was viewed as a strong advocate for African-American head coaches in the NFL and NCAA.

Historian Ron Chernow is of the opinion that his frustrations in dealing with government officials during this conflict led him to advocate the advantages of a strong national government and a vigorous executive agency that could get results ; other historians tend to ascribe Washington's position on government to his later American Revolutionary War service.

However, he displayed a more flexible and caring attitude than Calwell, who was a strong advocate of the White Australia policy.

Priestley had been closely associated with the group's activities for over a decade and was a strong advocate of the benefits of scientific societies.

In 1996, along with Robert Curl, also a professor of chemistry at Rice, and Harold Kroto, a professor at the University of Sussex, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of a new form of carbon, buckminsterfullerene (" buckyballs "), and was a leading advocate of nanotechnology and its many applications, including its use in creating strong but lightweight materials as well as its potential to fight cancer.

At subsequent premiers ’ conferences he opposed the ' centralising ' tendencies of Canberra and became a strong advocate of the rights of the states.

Crusher is often depicted as intelligent, compassionate, caring, and strong willed ; she is occasionally portrayed as defiant, occasionally siding with characters who seem to play the role of underdog and often plays devil's advocate in the senior staff meetings.

Jonathan Swift was a strong advocate for licensing, and Daniel Defoe wrote on 8 November 1705 that with the absence of licensing, " One Man Studies Seven Year, to bring a finish'd Peice into the World, and a Pyrate Printer, Reprints his Copy immediately, and Sells it for a quarter of the Price ... these things call for an Act of Parliament ".

He continued to advocate a strong Athenian navy, and in 483 BC he persuaded the Athenians to build a fleet of 200 triremes ; these would prove crucial in the forthcoming conflict with Persia.

Uruguay is a strong advocate of constitutional democracy, political pluralism, and individual liberties.

Li suffered a heart attack in 1993, and began to lose influence within the Party to vice-premier Zhu Rongji, a strong advocate for economic liberalization.

" His statement echoed the view that in Roman Catholic Mariology the path to Christ is through Mary, with Mariology being inherent in Christology ; a sentiment also expressed by saints such as Louis de Montfort who was a strong rosary advocate.

Despite what he considered its technical deficiencies, Ravel was a strong advocate of Russian music and praised its spontaneity, orchestral color, and exoticism.

Pope John Paul II was a strong advocate of justice and human rights, and spoke forcefully for the poor.

Ebert is a strong advocate for Maxivision 48, in which the movie projector runs at 48 frames per second, as compared to the usual 24 frames per second.

Mancur Olson for example was an advocate of a strong state and instead opposed political interest group lobbying.

Portugal was a strong advocate of independence for East Timor, which was occupied annexed by neighboring Indonesia between 1975 and 1999, and has committed troops and money to East Timor, in close cooperation with the United Nations, East Timor's Asian neighbors.

He was an advocate of Athenian imperialism and expansionism, and a strong supporter of Periclean democracy.

Yasuhiro Nakasone, a strong advocate of constitutional revision during much of his political career, for example, downplayed the issue while serving as prime minister between 1982 and 1987.

He was a strong advocate of automation to improve the standard of living, and to end economic underdevelopment.

Court preacher to Louis XIV of France, Bossuet was a strong advocate of political absolutism and the divine right of kings.

The last attempt, the Pico Act of 1859, was passed by the California State Legislature, signed by the State governor, approved overwhelmingly by voters in the proposed Territory of Colorado and sent to Washington D. C. with a strong advocate in Senator Milton Latham.

After trying to develop nuclear weapons during the 1976 military dictatorship, Argentina scrapped the project with the return of democratic rule in 1983, and became a strong advocate of non-proliferation efforts and the peaceful use of nuclear technologies.