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.'