| General Association of Connecticut - Congregational churches - 1811 - 588 pages
...terms of membership in which shall be a subscription of the following articles of agreement, viz. : " Believing that the use of intoxicating liquors, is,...persons in health not only unnecessary, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that while it is continued,... | |
| 1822 - 682 pages
...association that was formed by them in pursuance of this object, was with the following preamble, viz : " Believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is, for persons in health, not only unnecessary but hurlfid — that it is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits, and that, while it is... | |
| American Temperance Society - Temperance - 1828 - 742 pages
...Temperance Society. ART. 2. Any person subscribing this Constitution shall be a member of this Society. ART. 3. The members of this Society, believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is, tor persons in health, not only unnecessary, but huriful ; and that the practice is the cause of forming... | |
| 1830 - 602 pages
...any member can withdraw from this society by leaving with the secretary notice of his determination. Art. 3. The members of this society, believing that...is, for persons in health, not only unnecessary but injurious ; and that the practice is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that... | |
| American Temperance Society - Temperance - 1835 - 536 pages
...men, was formed in Andover, Mass., on the plan of abstinence, with the following constitution, viz. " Believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is,...persons in health, not only unnecessary, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of fanning intemperate appetites and habits ; and that, while it is continued,... | |
| American Temperance Society - Temperance - 1835 - 540 pages
...in Andover, Mass., on the plan of abstinence, with the following constitution, viz. " Believing thai the use of intoxicating liquors is, for persons in health, not only unnecessary, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that, while it is continued,... | |
| Samuel Chenery Damon - Holden (Mass. : Town) - 1841 - 178 pages
...H. Bardwell and Ethan Davis, Esq. were active in its formation. The 3d article reads as follows : " The members of this Society believing that the use...that the practice is the cause of forming intemperate habits and appetites, that while it is continued, the evils of intemperance can never be prevented... | |
| Peter Burne - Alcohol - 1847 - 482 pages
...pledge adopted : — "We, the undersigned members of the New Ross Temperance Society, heing persuaded that the use of intoxicating liquors is, for persons...only unnecessary but hurtful, and that the practice forms intemperate appetites and habits ; and that while it is continued, the evils of intemperance... | |
| American Temperance Union - Temperance - 1852 - 534 pages
...men, was formed in Andover, Mass., on the plan of abstinence, with the following constitution, viz. " Believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is,...persons in health, not only unnecessary, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that, while it is continued,... | |
| James Dawson Burns - 1861 - 510 pages
...fifty heads of families and more than 150 young men was formed, with the following constitution — "Believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is, for persons in health, not only unnecessary, but tnrtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits ; and that, while it is... | |
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