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Harmony Lodge No 1 Good Templars In Hamilton Ont
Harmony Lodge No 1 of Hamilton Ontario, organized October 25 1853, is described as the oldest Good Templar lodge in the world with over five hundred members pledged to lifelong abstinence. The article notes its lineage, chronicled members like Hiram A Crain of Ottawa, and details the lodge’s influence, education, and the temperance mission across British North America including the National Temperance and Publication House. It also recounts the culture of leadership, fraternal support, and the pledge’s longevity amid calls to eradicate liquor traffic through organized temperance work.
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