Title | Rechabites |
Date | 1920s |
Location | Rawdon |
Photo ID | T33 |
Comment | Outside the Baptist Church on Micklefield Lane, men and children who were Rechabites, the man on the left is Herman Firth. |
Although the Rechabites were originally the Biblical descendants of Rechab, the name was adopted by the Independent Order of Rechabites in 1835.
An off-shoot of the Temperance Movement, they were a Friendly Society formed to practice abstinence from alcohol, also to provide insurance and savings schemes for their members.
See also: Temperance Hall / Rawdon Empire – Click Here.