In 1834, the first recorded temperance meeting was held in the Bay of Islands (Northland).

John Bright's first extempore speech was at a temperance meeting.

After hearing the hymn at a temperance meeting, she tracked down the source, and subsequent editions appeared with the correct attribution.

For a prank one of the waiters at a temperance meeting spikes the lemonade with alcohol.

Next, at a temperance meeting, she noticed how attentive some of the young boys were as they sat on the front row.

As a result, he had to carefully inspect his buggy, before starting home after these temperance meetings.

He was a teetotaller and spoke at temperance meeting.

The programme included music-hall turns with opera recitals, temperance meetings, and, from 1882, lectures every Tuesday by eminent scientists.

Pledge signing drives were heavily promoted at churches, Sunday schools, and temperance meetings.

Although attendance at services was low, other activities drew in crowds: 100 to the temperance meetings, for example.