societies for the reformation of manners造句

• This was an early move in the campaign of the Society for the Reformation of Manners.
• He further gave offence by his share in founding one of the Societies for the Reformation of Manners.
• He promoted good relations with the Chester nonconformist Matthew Henry, and supported the Society for the Reformation of Manners.
• He was summoned before the lord mayor and court of aldermen for reflecting upon the Society for the Reformation of Manners.
• It was established in 1802 as a successor of the Society for the Reformation of Manners, and continued to function until the 1870s or 1880s.
• Gonson was a supporter of the Society for the Reformation of Manners, and was noted for his enthusiasm for raiding brothels and for passing harsh sentences.
• "' Bodenham Rewse "'was an embroiderer and very active thief-taker in prosecuting promiscuous women for the Societies for the Reformation of Manners.
• Leng published fourteen single sermons, preached on public occasions, among them one preached before the Society for the Reformation of Manners at Bow Church, 29 December 1718.
• Firmin was an original member of the Society for the Reformation of Manners ( 1691 ), and was very active in the enforcement of fines for the repression of profane swearing.
• This belief led to the The Societies for the Reformation of Manners, who made use of informers to bring to an end the business of molly houses and sentence homosexuals to death.
• Sir John Gonson, a fervent supporter of the Society for the Reformation of Manners and renowned raider of brothels, regularly sent informers to the coffee house to try and uncover some offence.
• A drastic social reformation was required and, at the end of the seventeenth-century, societies for the reformation of manners started emerging with a rank of proper paid agents operating locally.
• After the Glorious Revolution he was placed on the commission of peace, and continued to act as a magistrate until he was made a bishop, in connection with the society for the reformation of manners.
• She attempted to maintain an honest house, discharging girls if they were caught stealing, but from time to time she fell afoul of the Society for the Reformation of Manners, in the person of Sir John Gonson and his anti-vice patrols, and was arrested.
• His writing mostly relating to the Societies for the Reformation of Manners was prolific, but he also found time to research and publish " The Genealogy of the most Serene and Illustrious House of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, the present Royal Family of Great Britain " in 1714.
• However, under the influence of the moralistic campaign of the Societies for the Reformation of Manners, he was tried in 1727 for sodomy, which was a felony, but found guilty only of assault with sodomitical intent and sentenced to pay a fine, be exposed in the pillory and imprisoned for six months.
• Wilberforce started the " Society for the Reformation of Manners " also called the Proclamation Society the same year, its members committed to uphold the King's edict . 10 years later, he wrote a book, called " A Practical View ", which was a call to people to return to the Christian faith.