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."