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Ralph W. and Zellah Endly Sockman Photographs

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Title	Ralph W. and Zellah Endly Sockman Photographs
Subject	Religion in Ohio Education Clergy Sockman, Ralph W. (Ralph Washington), 1889-1970 Methodist Church
Place	Delaware (Ohio) Delaware County (Ohio) Mt. Vernon (Ohio) Knox County (Ohio)
Description	This photograph of Reverend Dr. Ralph W. Sockman and his wife Zellah Endly Sockman was taken upon his retirement from Christ Church in 1962. A portrait of Sockman is also included. The first photograph measures 4.5" x 6" (11.43 x 15.24 cm); the second is 2.75" x 5.25" (6.99 x 13.34 cm). Sockman (1889-1970), a Mt. Vernon native and Ohio Wesleyan University graduate of 1911, was one of the nation's best known Protestant clergymen from the 1920s through the 1960s. He served Christ Church, Methodist in New York City for 44 years. He was one of the first ministers to preach a sermon on the radio and became famous for his Sunday "National Radio Pulpit" program on NBC from 1928-1961. In 1941 he was named one of six foremost ministers in the U. S. by Christian Century, and on October 6, 1961 Time referred to him as "one of the top clergymen in the U. S. who is generally acknowledged as the best Protestant preacher in the U. S." Sockman received honorary degrees from 25 colleges and universities. He was author of twenty books and numerous articles. Three times he declined becoming a bishop of the Methodist Church, choosing to remain a minister. He married Zellah Endly, an Ohio Wesleyan graduate of 1912, who survived him. He also served as a trustee of Ohio Wesleyan University from 1941 to his death in 1970.
Date of Original	1960 - 1970 circa
Collection	Ralph Sockman Collection
Source	Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution	Ohio Wesleyan University Historical Collection
Type	StillImage
Format	picture

Title	Om2816_3030102_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2816_3030102_001.tif
Image Height	3500
Image Width	2778
File Size	2745.021 KB

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