Sermons of the 1950s

Lee & Betty started the decade in Ada, Ohio, and moved  to Chillicothe, Ohio in 1952.
One year later they moved back to Columbus, Ohio, where Lee became senior pastor
at Indianola Methodist Church.
01-14-1951 Don't Let Your Lamp Go Out Ada, OH
04-15-1951 The Erosion Of Character Ada, OH 
    QUOTE: In a situation where honest opinions vary with exceeding sharpness, and where emotion and hysteria are running
                    at fever pitch, there is a danger that we will tend to hate each other because we disagree with each other.

 09-09-1951  It Takes Brains to be Moral Ada, OH
 09-16-1951  Take The Witness Stand  Ada, OH
 11-11-1951  Peace That Passes Understanding   Ada, OH
 05-25-1952  Why Don't Christians Act Accordingly? Chillicothe, OH
 11-2-1952    Always Look the Mob in the Face  Chillicothe, OH
 11-9-1952    Don't Throw that Stone!  Chillicothe, OH
 02-27-1955  Why I Believe in Liberalism  Columbus, OH
 03-27-1955  Are You A Security Risk?   Columbus, OH  Reflecting on the Red Scare
 04-24-1955  Meditations on a Vaccine   Columbus, OH   Given after the announcement of the creation of the polio vaccine 
 10-7-1956    The Non-American Activities of God   Columbus, OH 
 11-18-1956   The Arrogance of the Prosperous   Columbus, OH 
 01-26-1958   How Should We Deal With Roman Catholics?   Columbus, OH 
 02-16-1958   Are We At the Edge of Doom? 
            Excerpts from this sermon Columbus, OH    Reflections on the threat of nuclear annihilation 
 09-21-1958  How Free is the Pulpit?  Columbus, OH 
 10-19-1958  What Must the Church Do in the Atomic Age?  Columbus, OH 
 01-18-1959  Are All Religions Equally As Good?  Columbus, OH 
 04-05-1959  The Broadway Appearance of God Columbus, OH  
          Reflecting on his recent trip to see plays on Broadway: Sweet Bird of Youth, A Raisin in the Sun, and J.B.
Search