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.