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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."
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."
