Abstract
The aim of this paper is to establish the well-known and very useful classical Saalsch$\ddot{u}$tz's theorem for the series $_3F_2$(1) by following a different method. In addition to this, two summation formulas closely related to the Saalsch$\ddot{u}$tz's theorem have also been obtained. The results established in this paper are further utilized to show how one can obtain certain known and useful hypergeometric identities for the series $_3F_2$(1) and $_4F_3(1)$ already available in the literature.