 Believing that 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, the evils of intemperance can never be prevented.  Proceedings of the General Association of Connecticut - Page 7by General Association of Connecticut - 1811Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 682 pages
...first 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
...the form of the pledge given : — " Believing that the use of ardent spirits is not only needless, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate...that, while it is continued, the evils of intemperance cannot be prevented ; we therefore agree that we will not use them, that we will not provide them as... | |
 | 1830 - 602 pages
...society by leaving with the secretary notice of his determination. Art. 3. The members of this society, believing that the use of intoxicating liquors, 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
...young men, was formed in Andover, Mass., on the plan of abstinence, with the following constitution, viz. " Believing that the use of intoxicating liquors...unnecessary, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of fanning intemperate appetites and habits ; and that, while it is continued, the evils of intemperance... | |
 | American Temperance Society - Temperance - 1835 - 540 pages
...the form of the pledge given : — " Believing that the use of ardent spirits is not only needless, but hurtful ; that it is the cause of forming intemperate...that, while it is continued, the evils of intemperance cannot be prevented ; we therefore agree that we will not use them, that we will not provide them as... | |
 | Samuel Chenery Damon - Holden (Mass. : Town) - 1841 - 178 pages
...Esq. were active in its formation. The 3d article reads as follows : " The members of this Society believing that the use of intoxicating liquors is,...persons in health, not only unnecessary, but hurtful, and that the practice is the cause of forming intemperate habits and appetites, that while it is continued,... | |
 | 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 in health, not only unnecessary but hurtful, and that the practice forms intemperate appetites and habits ; and that while it is continued, the... | |
 | American Temperance Union - Temperance - 1852 - 534 pages
...: — " Believing that the use of ardent spirits is not only needless, but hurtful ; that it is die cause of forming intemperate appetites and habits...that, while it is continued, the evils of intemperance cannot be prevented ; we therefore agree that we will not use them, that we will not provide them as... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Couling - Temperance - 1862 - 388 pages
...was adopted ; — " We, the undersigned, members of the NEW Ross TEMPERANCE SOCIETY, being persuaded that the use of intoxicating liquors is, for persons in health, not only unnecessary but hurtful, and that the practice forms intemperate appetites and habits ; and that while it is continued, the... | |
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