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       **Father Theobald Mathew ** I, Father Theobald Mathew, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland in 1790. I have spent a majority of my life in my homeland, travelling the countryside preaching my beliefs. I am willing and influenced to instill my ideals to the world. __Objective __ My goal in this reform is to form temperance of alcohol. Temperance is a virtue which can help us to moderate the attraction to substances, like alcohol, and so avoid excessive use. Alcohol brings evil to every community and I believe that the abolition of alcohol will improve the stability to not just the local town, but the nation. To accomplish my goals in creating America an alcohol-free country I will need the monetary support as well as places to preach. Normally I will create societies known as the Total Abstinence Society to preach to the followers in large quantities. I plan that after I leave these villages some strong believers will take charge in leading the society. __Accomplishments __ Everywhere I have gone the towns reap benefits. Studies have proven that the crime rates drop significantly after I leave a town than before. People really catch on to the temperance movement and what I preach. Everywhere I go I take a booklet for the believers to sign and in a five to ten month span the totals near 200,000. In the three month span I spent in England, 600,000 men and women pledged to be abstinent. Many public houses have been made for the souls that suffer from alcoholism but want to change. __References __  In my life’s journey many people have inspired me to perform these missions. My local priest, Fr. Denis O’Donnell, was not only provided me with education but taught me life lessons as well. The Capuchin Fathers also taught me much more about temperance and guided me to where I am today. __Bibliography __ [] []