A Memoir Of The Very Rev. Theobald Mathew
A Memoir Of The Very Rev. Theobald Mathew

Author: James Birmingham

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020992209

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The life of charismatic Irish priest and temperance advocate Theobald Mathew is recounted in this fascinating memoir by James Birmingham. Birmingham chronicles Mathew's tireless efforts to promote sobriety and social justice in Ireland and abroad, while also providing a rich portrait of Irish Catholic life in the 19th century. With its insights into religious and social history, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Irish culture or the history of temperance movements. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Memoir of the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew
A Memoir of the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew

Author: James Bermingham

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-18

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781334655418

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Excerpt from A Memoir of the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew: With an Account of the Rise and Progress of Temperance in Ireland The present Memoir is a mite offered to wards the good cause, and it struck me that a familiar commentary on the inju rions effects of stimulants on the human system might with advantage accompany the work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Memoir of the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew; with an Account of the Rise and Progress of Temperance in Ireland
A Memoir of the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew; with an Account of the Rise and Progress of Temperance in Ireland

Author: James Birmingham

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781230305905

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. Important Communications on Teetotalism; addressed to Mr. Mathew--Drunkenness; its evils-- Temperance; its happy results-- Objections to Total Abstinence noticed--Appeal to the higher Orders, and to the Clergy --the Temperance Pledge, Sfc. fyc. In the course of this mission, Mr. Mathew received congratulatory communications from many respectable and influential quarters, and addresses from several Temperance Societies. Amongst the first of these was an address from an English Total Abstinence Association, of which the Earl of Stanhope is president, containing an invitation to Mr. Mathew to attend the anniversary of the Society, to be celebrated on the 14th of May; and another, a beautiful and classic one, from the Temperance Society of the ancient town of Wexford. On some future occasion I may have the pleasure of laying all these important documents before my readers; for the present, I shall confine myself to a few that will sufficiently indicate the tone and feeling prevading all. March 26th, 1840. The Members of the Westminister Friendly Temperance Society, to the Very Rev. T. Mathew. "Rev. Sir, "We, the undersigned members of the above Society, having heard with unspeakable pleasure of the glorious success attending your exertions in the cause of Temperance in Ireland, and of your intention of shortly visiting this country, humbly and most respectfully beg to inform you, that it is our intention, in furtherance of the good cause in which we are all embarked, to hold a public meeting, attended with a dinner, on Easter Monday next, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, at which meeting an honourable and distinguished nobleman has kindly promised to take the chair, and when several other influential gentlemen have...

Drinking
Drinking

Author: Susanna Barrows

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 0520334051

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.