One of the most celebrated and notorious broadcast evangelists died July 28. Here's theNYT Obituary of Reverend Ike.
He was regarded by many as a money hungry huckster--one his solicitations that I remember most is "Some sends five dollars, some sends ten dollars, some sends twenty dollars, and some sends even more. The more you give, the more you will receive!", and he became very wealthy through his ministries--but his message was also that "God doesn't want you to be poor" and that the road to worldly wealth was based on self discipline. He told people that "Lack of money is the root of all evil", and didn't like the "Poor People's March", because he didn't want "Poverty" to be synonymous with being an African American. More of his thoughts hereRev. Ike Speaks