Scholarly Resources from Concordia Seminary

Article Title

Martin Samuel Sommer, 1869-1949

Authors

W. G. Polack, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1950

Document Type

Article

Keywords

preacher, sommer

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

DR. M. S. Sommer was a gentleman of the first water. One could meet him at leisure or at work and find him always the same - kindly, wholehearted, congenial, and cheerful; ready and willing to enliven the conversation with a good quotation from classical literature, whether English, German, or Latin; or eager to tell a good story to illustrate a point he was trying to make.

He was a good friend, loyal and reliable, not easily ruffled by outward circumstances. If conditions of life were not too favorable, he never complained.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Polack, W. G. (1950) "Martin Samuel Sommer, 1869-1949," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 16.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/16