A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great
emphasis he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd
take it and pour it into the river." With even greater
emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world,
I'd take it and pour it into the river." And then finally,
shaking his fist in the air, he said, "And if I had all the
whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the
river."
Sermon complete, he sat down. The song leader stood very
cautiously and announced with a smile, nearly laughing, "For
our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365, "Shall We Gather at
the River."
