Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-22
GIDEONS DISTRIBUTE BIBLES
Business Mems Religious 0rganiza-
ton Visits Hotels.
THOUSAND COPIES ARE GIVEN
Isaac Carpenter Leads Procession-
}. c. O'Hsir Makes Address ON
the vsIue of Christian
Life.

With Isaac Carpenter, president Of the
Carpenter Paper company. leading the pro-
cession, 100 members of the Gideons, each
bearing ten Bibles under his arm, paraded
the streets of Omaha yesterday afternoon
AS the hotels Of the city were reached
in course of the march. committees from
the organization quit the parade and Wis
tied the hostelries, leaving sufficient Bibles
to place one in each room.
Mr.. Carpenter. who was chairman of the
committee to distribute Bibles in the Mil
lard hotel utilized his automobile and his
committee and Rev. c. N. Dawson, with
$50 Bibles in its possession. made a quick
run to the Douglas street hotel, where the
books we're turned over to the clerk.
Ten hotels we're visited during the after
noon. among which liza Bibles were dis
tributed. To the Rome was apportioned
200. the largest consignment to any hotel.
The Paxton was second on the list, get
ting 167. The Henshaw drew l61 and the
Willard $50. Other hotels were presented
with these allotments: Murray. 1874; Loyal,
Ito; Merchants, IS; Her Grand, %; Midland.
50; schlltz, 49,
Receptions at Hotels.
At each hotel the committees were given
Though the intention was to distribute the
Bibles by the committees, this procedure
was dispensed with and the managers
promised to have the books apportioned
this morning by the employees.
Following an enthusiastic meeting Of the
association at the central Young Mems
Christian association, the line of march
formed at Seventeenth and Harvey streets,
in front Of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION building The procession then
proceeded to Sixteenth street, where the
Her Grand and Rome committees broke
ranks and went to their hotels. The main
part OF the procession turned north on
sixteenth and when Farnam street was
passed only the Loyal contingent remained.
The distribution is but the beginning, -
said c. II. Werlich Of Omaha, who pre-
sided at the meeting at the central Young
Mems Christian association. Before wa
get through with Omaha another thousand
Bibles will be required, exclusive Of an adj
ditional consignment of 1884, which is now
en- route to Omaha. We propose to place
Bible In every room in every hotel in the
city"
The meeting at the central Young Mems
christian association was attended by more
than 300 members from all parts of the
west
J. c. o'Hair, president of the oTIair Lum-
Der ana Construction company of ST. JOS
eph' NO. was the principal speaker of the
AFTERNOON. Besides giving a brief history
OF the organization and its purposes Mr..
rhan oeHVereo an interesting talk, taking
for his subject self Righteousness
mo sin is as prevalent or as common
aS that Of self-righteousness," said Mr..
OHair. I'm these Gays OF temporal affairs.
business and commercial men have no time
TO give thought to their future And that
Is where they make the big mistake of
their lives. Since 1 gave my heart to
God, 1 have been happier and more sue
cessful than ever before in my life."
O'HaIr NaIxes Plea. -
Mr.. 0Hair made a stirring plea for the
organization and urged all commercial men
to join the Organization.
| Il saw the error of my ways while l
was In lumber camp down in Arkansas,''
said O'Hair. "One day when many of us
were disgruntled because Of a late dinner.
the manager Of the hotel placed a Bible
on the table. l opened II at the passage.
giving the history of Daniel in the lions
den. became interested and the moro
read the more interested / became.
Finally, read the Bible through. AS a
result, I embraced the faith, and since, 1
have never been happier"
Previous to the distribution, S1O0 we're
raised by voluntary subscription to nay
the amount on the consignment. MIR.
O'Hair was the first of ten men TO give
- each. After that, dollars and lesser
amounts rolled in and the sum was raised
In fifty.
A glee club of fifteen voices furnished
music during the afternoon. Archibald r..
Wright, superintendent OF the Gospel mis-
sion OF 81. Joseph, Mo, will address the
members Of the organization Monday night
at the Union Gospel mission, 1891 Douglas
street.
THE cost of Bibles to be distributed In
the hotels of Omaha VIII run In the neigh
borhood of $1,000" said chairman Werlich.
Practically all the money is raised by
voluntary subscription. The Bibles cost
81 cents each by special arrangement with
the publishers.
The object of the association, which Is
for commercial travellers, is to encourage
one another In the Masters work and to
Improve every opportunity for the better
ment OF the lives of the members, bust
ness men and all others with whom the
members come in contact. In short, for
members TO use their trained persuasive
powers to win commercial travellers to
Christ.
The organization was formed in 1899
by two commercial men, strangers TO one
another, who occupied the same room In a
Wisconsin hotel. Since, then the urgani-
Eation has grown until now II numbers
more than 5000 members. In this time.
$1,000 Bibles have been placed In guest
rooms OF more than 100 hotels.
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