A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, If I had all the beer in the world, Id take it and throw it into the river.With even greater emphasis he said, And if I had all the wine in the world, Id take it and throw it into the river.

And then finally, he said, And if I had all the whiskey in the world, Id take it and throw it into the river.

He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, For our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365: Shall We Gather at the River.