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""Encyclopedia of evangelicalism"" by Randall Herbert Balmer. Pp 39-40. ""Ayer, William Ward (1892-1985)."" Pastor of Calvary 1936,for 13 years. Church grew from 400 to 1600 members. Morning Truth broadcast widely heard. Fervent fundamentalist, but warned against being ""too contentious."" Anti-Communist, sometimes anti-Catholic. First president of ""National Religious Broadcasters."""