ly le ▁McC abe ▁  Mod ern ▁Times ▁( 1 9 3 6 ) ▁- ▁Doctor ▁( un cred ited ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : American ▁male ▁silent ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁from ▁Iowa ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ke ok uk , ▁Iowa ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁actors <0x0A> </s> ▁S erm on ette ▁( i . e ., ▁a ▁small ▁ser mon ) ▁is ▁a ▁generic ▁term ▁for ▁short , ▁locally ▁produced ▁religious ▁messages ▁that ▁were ▁a ired ▁by ▁many ▁U . S . ▁television ▁stations ▁during ▁their ▁sign - on ▁and ▁sign - off ▁periods . ▁ ▁S erm on ettes ▁were ▁generally ▁about ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁minutes ▁in ▁length , ▁and ▁featured ▁religious ▁cler gy ▁from ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁station ' s ▁coverage ▁area . ▁Ref lect ing ▁the ▁majority ▁religious ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁the ▁cler gy ▁involved ▁were ▁almost ▁always ▁Christian ▁( Pro test ant ▁or ▁Roman ▁Catholic ), ▁although ▁in ▁TV ▁mark ets ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁Jewish ▁population , ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁would ▁occasionally ▁be ▁called ▁upon . ▁Similarly , ▁TV ▁mark ets ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁Muslim ▁population ▁would ▁call ▁upon ▁an ▁im am . ▁The ▁segments ▁were ▁pre - t aped ▁for ▁air ing ▁at ▁their ▁normally ▁scheduled ▁early ▁morning ▁or ▁late ▁night ▁time ▁sl ots .