Temperance Sermon

"Minister'"

The Minister was shaking everyone's hand while
they were leaving the Church, an elderly gentleman
said, "Reverend that was the worst sermon I've ever
listened to, it was terrible."

While the Minister remained speechless, the
gentleman's wife wanting to be helpful said,
"Reverend, please don't listen to him, he only
repeats what he hears other people saying."

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"Temperance Sermon"

A southern minister was completing a temperance
sermon. With great expression 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, 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 then sat down.

The song leader stood very cautiously and announced
with a suppressed smile, "For our closing song, let
us sing Hymn #365: 'Shall We Gather at the River'."
Received on Tue Apr 17 08:08:09 2007