A preacher was winding up his temperance
sermon with great fervor. "If I had
all the beer in the world, I'd take it
and throw it into the river."

The congregation cried, "Amen!"

"And if I had all the wine in the world,
I'd take it and throw it in the river."

The congregation cried, "Amen!"

"And if I had all the whiskey and demon
rum in the world, I'd take it all and
throw it in the river."

And the congregation cried, "Amen!"

The preacher sat down.

The deacon stood up. "For our closing
hymn," he announced, "let us turn to