The Maritimes were among the strongest supporters of prohibition ( Prince Edward Island lasting until 1949 ), and some predominantly rural communities maintain " dry " status, banning the retail sale of alcohol to this day as a vestige of the original temperance movement in the region.

The labor movement and many non-political movements ( such as the youth associations and temperance movements established at the end of the 19th century ) were initially led " from above.

The Finnish labour movement, which emerged at the end of the 19th century from folk, temperance, and religious movements, as well as fennomania, had a Finnish nationalist, working-class character, and was represented by the Social Democratic Party, established in 1899.

* 1863 – Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader ( b. 1775 )

The temperance movement was the social concern which most broadly captured the interest and enthusiasm of the Methodist Church.

The temperance movement appealed strongly to the Methodist doctrines of sanctification and Christian perfection.

The women of the Methodist Church were strongly mobilized by the temperance movement.

The Drunkard's Progress: A lithograph by Nathaniel Currier supporting the temperance movement, January 1846

In Melbourne in the late 1920s, the temperance movement drove suburban councils to hold polls and the residents of some of these municipalities voted for the creation of a dry area.

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.

This division in the ranks limited the effectiveness of the temperance movement as a whole.

She began to take part in conventions and gatherings related to the temperance movement.

At a time when temperance and female property rights were major issues, even many supporters of women's rights believed the Declaration's endorsement of women's suffrage would hinder the nascent women's rights movement, causing it to lose much needed public support.

In the 19th century, Unitarians and Universalists were active in abolitionism, the women's movement, the temperance movement, and other social reform movements.

Historically, the Methodist Church has supported the temperance movement.

** Green Clay Smith, American temperance movement leader ( d. 1895 )

* William Daniel ( politician ), American temperance movement leader ( d. 1897 )

* December 8 – Clinton B. Fisk, American temperance movement leader ( d. 1890 )

* Flying Squadron of America promotes temperance movement in the U. S.

* February 9 – Aaron S. Watkins, American temperance movement leader ( b. 1863 )

* The Lincoln-Lee Legion is established to promote the temperance movement and signing of alcohol abstinence pledges by children.

* November 29 – E. Harold Munn, American temperance movement leader and presidential candidate ( d. 1992 )

* February 25 – John St. John, American temperance movement leader ( d. 1916 )

Cowherd encouraged members to abstain from eating of meat as a form of temperance.

When even the temperance movement protested against it ( they felt it encouraged consumption ), the government decided a new policy was needed.

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.

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.

She wrote articles for a temperance magazine, which encouraged people not to drink.

He visited the old master Yung Ching, who encouraged him to abandon his extreme asceticism in favor of temperance.

On the other hand, Catholic societies, especially those of temperance, are to be encouraged.

Leo Strauss, an American political philosopher, declared himself more inclined toward the traditional view that Machiavelli was self-consciously a " teacher of evil ," ( even if he was not himself evil ) since he counsels the princes to avoid the values of justice, mercy, temperance, wisdom, and love of their people in preference to the use of cruelty, violence, fear, and deception.

Faced with the refusal of the parliament of the time to give the right to vote to working people, the temperance chartists saw the campaign against alcohol as a way of proving to the elites that working-class people were responsible enough to be granted the vote.

He personally had favored a licensing law, which he viewed as a compromise on the temperance issue, but signed the Baxter Bill knowing that the assembly would only override his veto, and he wished to be seen as doing the will of the people.

* Theobald Mathew's temperance campaign in 19th-century Ireland ( in which thousands of people vowed never to drink alcohol again ) led to the consumption of diethyl ether, a much more dangerous intoxicant, by those unwilling to break their pledge.

Wells ' accusations were part of larger African-American critique of the temperance movement, which had always focused on post-Reconstruction blacks as a special class, with the idea that black people, like children, could not be expected to behave responsibly if left to their own devices and were just problems waiting to happen, and therefore needed to be protected from negative influences.

Sunderlal Bahuguna has been a passionate defender of the Himalaya people, working for temperance, the plight of the hill people ( especially working women ).

" The Cask of Amontillado " then may be a " dark temperance tale ", meant to shock people into realizing the dangers of drinking.

That a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles, and a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality are absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty, and keep a government free: The people ought therefore to pay particular attention to these points in the choice of officers and representatives, and have a right to exact a due and constant regard to them, from their legislatures and magistrates, in the making and executing such laws as are necessary for the good government of the state.

He leads Meno towards the idea that virtues are common to all people, that temperance ( sophrosunê-exercising self-control ) and justice ( dikê, dikaiosunê-refraining from harming other people ) are virtues even in children and old men.

For virtue in considering things to be done and not to be done is called wisdom, but it is called temperance in bringing order to our appetites and defining what is measured and timely in pleasures, and justice in busying itself with joint enterprises and contracts with other people.

Russell also established the Lincoln-Lee Legion to promote the signing of temperance pledges by children and other young people.

The program included such provisions as funding for poor farmers with agricultural credit, technical training for young people through the RUDSET Insititute program, a temperance effort, and money management classes for rural women.

A major nation-wide project was an innovative “ Education on Wheels ” project that took temperance education directly to people at their homes and farms.