A southern Baptist 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, "For
our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365, "Shall We Gather at the
River."
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, "For
our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365, "Shall We Gather at the
River."
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