Templars of Honor and Temperance 3136378 191963775 2008-02-17T00:46:56Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/64.234.100.108|64.234.100.108]] to version by David Justin. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (223468) (Bot) The '''Templars of Honor and Temperance''' was established in the United States in 1845 as the Marshall Temperance Fraternity as part of the [[temperance movement]]. It then became the "Marshall Temple, Sons of Honor," and finally became the Templars of Honor and Temperance. It promotes complete [[abstinence]] from all [[Alcoholic beverage|alcoholic beverages]]. It is a secret [[fraternal]] order whose signs, hand grips, passwords and emblems closely resemble those of the [[Freemasonry|Masons]] and the [[Odd Fellows]]. The organization still exists in [[Scandinavia]], where it is known as Tempel Riddare Orden. ==Sources== *[http://www.tempelriddareorden.org Tempel Riddare Orden] *[http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:L9w6qHZp3E0J:www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/fraternalism/temperance_orders.htm+temperance+organization&hl=en Temperance Orders] *[http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/1124913901.html Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.] [[Category:Temperance movement|Templars of Honor and Temperance]] [[Category:Temperance organizations|Templars of Honor and Temperance]] [[nn:Tempel Ridder Ordenen]] [[sv:Tempel Riddare Orden]]