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  • Best of the Christian Web includes reviews of top 10 Christian sites on the Web, such as:

  • Christianity.Net

  • Woman's Missionary Union - provide missions-related programs, information, resources, and training to motivate and enable churches and believers to meet spiritual, physical, and social needs, locally and globally.

  • The Salvation Army International Headquarters, U.K.

  • The Salvation Army Sydney, Australia

  • The War Cry is The Salvation Army's leading publication throughout the world.

  • Some Questions People Asked about...Drunkeness...

  • Temperance and Prohibition Papers, Woman's Christian Temperance Union Claremont, USA

  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union An American woman's temperance organization formed as a result of the Women's Temperance Crusade which began in December 1873 at Hillsboro, Ohio. Older by 20 years than the Anti-Saloon League the WCTU's leadership was female. The two organizations while separate shared a common goal - destroying the traffic in alcoholic beverages.

  • Anti-Saloon League The Anti-Saloon League from 1893 to 1933 was a major force in American politics. Influencing the United States through the printed word and lobbying, they turned a moral crusade into a Constitutional amendment. The League left a legacy of printed material at a site bequeathed to the Westerville Public Library which houses the Anti-Saloon League Museum. The Westerville Public Library in an effort to preserve and share the League's story has established this Web site with financial help from a grant provided by the State Library of Ohio.

  • Temperance Societies Excessive drinking, and the social evils attendant upon such overindulgence, was a pressing concern during the Nineteenth century. While both counties boasted a number of taverns, inns and hotels, anti-liquor advocates made their forceful presence known. Temperance legislation and agitation proceeded in messianic "waves" every few years throughout the 1840s and 1850s.

    In Franklin county, temperance fell out of social favor during the 1850s, only to burst on the scene again in 1866. The Good Templars and their societies were introduced into the community by Rev. S. H. C. Smith, the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was assisted in his cause by John L. Gilmore, Mrs. Rachel Sloan, Mrs. Joseph Sirer, and Mrs. Lide Welsh, among other "philanthropic spirits." In addition to the main societies, auxiliaries were formed throughout the county.

  • The social history of alcohol Ohio State University Department of History

  • Some of our Recovery and Addiction Finds on the Internet a page of over 200 links! Includes: Alcoholics Anonymous etc.

  • Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book) This is the Third Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as The Big Book. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

  • Online AA Resources a collection of Alcoholics Anonymous information.

  • Campaign Against Drunk Driving - Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Florida. Includes a long list of recommended sites regarding alcohol addiction

  • "The Recovery HomePage is in no way affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous"

  • Christians in Recovery

  • Therese's Home Page

  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union - Growth of Membership and of Local, Auxiliary Unions

  • Temperance - moderation, sobriety, soberness. forbearance, abnegation; self-denial, self-restraint, self-control ... (definition of the word)

  • The Temperance Movement The temperance movement began as a reaction to a tremendous volume of alcoholic consumption which was increasing with no sign of relief. It is estimated that during the 1830's, the average American man, woman, and child consumed between six and seven gallons of pure alcohol per year. With half the male population accounting for two-thirds of total consumption, the stresses on the social fabric were enormous. Crime was increasing and worker productivity was decreasing as the country continued to drink. Drunk and abusive husbands beat their wives and ceased to provide stable homes and incomes. But it was society's need for productive workers and the religious zeal of the Second Awakening that drove the temperance movement during the first half of the century.

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