Legacy
Maier “returned to his Creator for entry into life everlasting” at 12:25 a.m. on January 11, 1950. He left behind a bereaved widow and two sons. But he also left a legacy to those of us that remain. At the time of his death, The Lutheran Hour that he founded had become the largest regular broadcast – secular or religious – in the history of radio. His books and transcriptions of those sermons are available online today.
Maier was one of the pioneers of international broadcasting. Men such as Dr. Billy Graham credit Maier’s work as inspirational for their own ministries. Maier fought for religious freedom and for the fairness of Jeffersonian policies toward church-state relations.
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