Delany, Joseph. "Temperance." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 3 Aug. 2020 .This article was transcribed for New Advent by Shannon Linzer.Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. July 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.