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title: 'The Grounds and Methods of the Temperance Reform'
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authors:
- 'John William Mears'
date: 1881-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Temperance'
- 'Social Issues'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 9'
- 'Proverbs 20'
- 'Proverbs 23'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mears-1881-the-grounds-and-methods-of-the-temperance-reform
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# The Grounds and Methods of the Temperance Reform

From The Presbyterian Review (1881): examines temperance reform—its roots in advancing civilization, moral awakening, and the evils of liquor adulteration and distillation.

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