Temperance reform.
Maurice, the landgrave of Hesse, founded an order of temperance, Dec. 25, 1600; a total-abstinence society existed at Skibbereen, Ireland, in 1817; the Sober Society was formed at Allentown, N. J., in 1805, and this was followed by temperance societies organized, one at Moreau, Saratoga co., N. Y., April 30, 1808; another at Greenfleld, N. Y., in 1809; and another at Hector, N. Y., April 3, 1818. The Massachusetts Society for the Suppression of Intemperance was instituted at Boston, Feb. 5, 1813; but temperance reform as an organized movement began Feb. 13, 1826, when the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance was organized at the Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. Drs. Justin Edwards, Woods, Jenks, and Wayland, and Messrs. John Tappan and S. V. S. Wilder were prominent in it.The following is the chronology of the chief events in the temperance movement in America:
First women's temperance society organized in Ohio, close of......1828
New York State and Connecticut State temperance societies organized......1829
Congressional Temperance Society organized at Washington, D. C.......Feb. 26, 1833
First national temperance convention meets at Philadelphia; 440 delegates from twenty-two States......May 24-27, 1833
Order of Sons of Temperance organized in New York......Sept. 29, 1842
John B. Gough signs the pledge at Worcester, Mass......Oct. 31, 1842
Father Mathew visits the United States; arriving in New York on the Ashburton; he is welcomed at the Irving House as the guest of the city......July 2, 1849
Maine liquor law passed......June 2, 1851
Order of Good Templars formed in New York State......1851
Father Mathew sails from Philadelphia on the Pacific for Ireland after an extended tour throughout the United States......Nov. 8, 1851
John B. Gough makes a two years tour of England, delivering his first address in Exeter Hall, London......Aug. 2, 1853
World's temperance convention in Metropolitan Hall, N. Y......Sept. 6-10, 1853
Spirit rations in the navy of the United States abolished after......Sept. 1, 1862
National Temperance Society and publication house, with headquarters at New York, organized......1865
National Prohibition party organized at Chicago, Ill......Sept. 1-2, 1869
National Prohibition party nominates James Black (Pa.) for President and John Russell (Mich.) for Vice-President, who receive 5,608 popular votes......1872
Blue-ribbon movement begun by Francis Murphy, of Maine......1873
Woman's temperance crusade begins in Hillsboro, O.......December, 1873
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organized......Nov. 18-20, 1874
Women's international temperance congress in Philadelphia, Pa.......June 12, 1876
International temperance congress in Philadelphia, Pa.......June 13-14, 1876
Department of scientific temperance in public schools created in connection with the Women's Christian Temperance Union......1880
World's Christian Temperance Union organized by Frances E. Willard......1883
John B. Gough dies in Philadelphia......Feb. 17, 1886
Law for compulsory temperance education in public schools passed by Congress for District of Columbia and the Territories......May 17, 1886
Frances E. Willard, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and founder of the World's Christian Temperance Union, dies in New York City......Feb. 18, 1898
See Presidential elections for Prohibition candidates, 1880-1900.
