From the history of antialcoholic movement in the Tomsk diocese (the end of the XIX - the beginning of the XX centuries)

The activities of Clergy of Tomsk's diocese directed at struggle with drunkenness at the end of XIX - the beginning of XX centuries was characterized. Decrees and orders of the Synod and diocese contained detailed instructions for doing these actions. The Parish Clergy were obliged to organize society of sobriety since 1890. The most active period where minor orders took part in antialcoholic movement began since 1909. In 1914 it captured all parishes of diocese. The basic forms of work were sermons, organizing antialcoholic readings with showing slide pictures, acceptance vow of sobriety, distributing antialcoholic literature. Clergy actively involved local intelligence for struggle with drunkenness in parishes in villages. Bishops of the Tomsk's diocese, such as Makary (Nevsky), Mefody (Gerasimov), Anatoly (Kamensky) and minor order, who was the leader of Brotherhood of sobriety, P. Komarov and others contributed to the activity of clergy in their struggle with drunkenness. They were not only clever organizers and inspirers of sober way of life, but they also showed the example of self-denying activity in that movement.