Temperance Movement
...abstinence was through the building of public drinking fountains, as they believed that better access to clean water would keep the poor from turning to beer and liquor. Indeed, a fountain in New York declared that “There is no poison in my cup! Drink and Live,” which illustrates the concern
Thomas Lloyd family papers, 1766-1867 (MC 45)
...returned to London with his family where he was arrested and placed in Newgate prison for two years for debt. The diary he kept while imprisoned can also be found in the collection. Other materials in the collection, such as correspondence and estate papers, relate to Thomas Lloyd’s immediate family,
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...James Frederick Wood, then coadjutor bishop, ordered the building of a chapel that parishioners could use in order to maintain a sense of community.[10] When Wood, became bishop in 1860, he decided to allow for loans to pay to finish the Cathedral. With the securing of funds, work was able
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...nition of the importance of ensuring that the priests in his diocese were well-educated, and it was his welcoming of several young men who were studying for the priesthood into his home that marked the establishment of what is today St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Learning more about the bishop who