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 page 126 and sing,

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

Ol' Fred had been a faithful Christian and was in the
hospital, near death. The family called their preacher
to stand with them.

As the preacher stood next to the bed, Ol' Fred's
condition appeared to deteriorate and he motioned
frantically for something to write on.

The pastor lovingly handed him a pen and a piece of
paper, and Ol' Fred used his last bit of energy to scribble
a note, then he died.

The preacher thought it best not to look at the note at
that time, so he placed it in his jacket pocket. At the