Prohibition and the Maine Liquor Law Debate
The piece argues prohibition is ineffective without broad moral support. It cites St Johnsbury Vermont under the Maine law where alcohol is tightly controlled yet not banned, with citizens voting and officials recording every purchase. Portland, Maine, and Boston examples are used to question the efficacy of penal measures and advocate persuasion over coercive legislation.
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United States
Atlantic
Hepworth Dixon
St. Johnsbury
Vermont
Maine
New England
Dixon
Loden
Col. Fairbanks
St. Johnabury
J. W. Willans
Leeds Mercury
Willans
Portland
Boston
Talbot
England
The State Church Controversy and Christian Church Vision
A reviewer reflects on Parkinson’s work edited by Rev. Thomas Green, examining the manuscript’s defense of the established church. It traces the primitive Christian church, critiques the rise of ecclesiastical hierarchy, and analyzes the English Establishment, church endowments, and competing theories of Establishment with emphasis on historical integrity and doctrinal aim.
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Parkinson
Thomas Green
Ashton-under-Lyne
Dean Stanley
Curteis
Bampton
Church of Christ
Paul
Augustine
Hooker
Warburton
Dpaley
Gladstone
Coleridge