A preacher was completing a sermon on temperance*. With great expression (I can only imagine a fired-up, tent revival preacher voice) he said,
If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river. And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river. And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river.
He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously reading the closing song from the bulletin,
For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365: ‘Shall We Gather at the River.’
*1: moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint
*2 a: habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions b: moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages
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