The Lord's Prayer (1947) ''How to Believe, Answering the Questions that Challenge Man's Faith (1953) Quotations Ralph W. Sockman was especially noted for his memorable quips and sermon lines, such as: "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." "The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder." "Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength" in which he was quoting St. Francis de Sales. "Our growth depends not on how many experiences we devour, but on how many we digest." References External links Christ Church, New York – official website 1889 births 1970 deaths American radio personalities People from Mount Vernon, Ohio Methodist writers American United Methodist clergy Methodists from New York (state) Methodists from Ohio