A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . the Societyof Friends would take up the advocacy and practice ofabstinence. This was followed in 1821 by JosephBrothertons appeal to the Bible Christians for entireabstinence. As early as 1826 temperance societies were formed inAmerica and. fugitive pamphlets describing them foundtheir way to appreciative hands in Europe. The first society in Europe was formed in Skibereen in 28 THE TOTAL ABSTINENCE MOVEMENT. Ireland by Jeffery Sedwards. Societies followed inBelfa
A short history of Independent Methodism : a souvenir of the hundredth annual meeting of the Independent Methodist Churches, 1905 . the Societyof Friends would take up the advocacy and practice ofabstinence. This was followed in 1821 by JosephBrothertons appeal to the Bible Christians for entireabstinence. As early as 1826 temperance societies were formed inAmerica and. fugitive pamphlets describing them foundtheir way to appreciative hands in Europe. The first society in Europe was formed in Skibereen in 28 THE TOTAL ABSTINENCE MOVEMENT. Ireland by Jeffery Sedwards. Societies followed inBelfast, Greenock, Glasgow and Bradford, based on theAmerican pledge, which forbade spirits only. Our interest centres in the query : To whom do we owethe modern campaign against alcohol in all its forms, andwho first asked men to join themselves in a society to dobattle with it ? The honour unquestionably belongs tomembers of the Society of Friends, chiefly to GeorgeHarrison Birkett, of Dublin. George Harrison Birkett hadlong been known in his own city as an advocate of purehabit. He was a vegetarian at a time when vegetarianism. OLD STOCKTON HEATH CHAPEL. was far from common, and became the first teetotallerof Dublin and founder of the National TemperanceSociety of Ireland. Visiting Warrington with WilliamWood upon the business of the Society of Friends, he issuedhis first public plea for total abstinence in the form of amanifesto. After many years of obscurity a reprint of thispamphlet has been discovered and proves to be of greatinterest. The strength of the prejudice against the newidea may be judged from the fact that no meeting place forits advocacy could be procured. Disappointed inWarrington the two Quakers were introduced to ThomasEaton, a leading member of our meeting at Stockton Heath. THE TOTAL ABSTINENCE MOVEMENT. 29 The use of Providence Chapel was promised, and after dueannouncement the meeting was held on April 4th, its close a society was formed, based upon
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