The Greeley tribune., 1911-01-26
Bihlea for HOtels

the United states and Canada by the
"Gideons". This organization II
composed OF Christian commercla
travellers of America. and they am
IN proyide by this broadcast sowiht
of the Word for the spiritual weiiart
of those who like themselves speho
80 many hours In the unhomeilke a'
mosphere of q hotel bedroom FRO
prietors everywhere are SAID 10 en-
courage the plan. A Chicago paper
reports one landlady as giving testi'
mony curiously contradictory to tha'
offered by one of her class IN Ne"
York who did not regret giving up
her house because 1t seemed 10 nave
been run in the interests of the gas
company. AS we learn from ihe
Evangelical Messenger (Cleveiand'
here is what 1.-The proprietor OF
little hotel west OF the Mississippi
writes:
1.-The change noticed first after
the Bibles were placed in the bed
rooms of my hotel was that my eiec-
trio light bill doubled. These men
get hold OF a Bible, read the REFER
ences YOU cite, and then are not sat
isfied. They go on reading and my
light bill goes on getting bigger. But
l don't care in the least. l wouio
Just as soon have it get bigger yet II
Bible reading is responsible for the
increase"
/ The Evangelical Messenger has ac-
cumulated other testimony to the
value of this act of the Gideons;
"A United States senator S
thoughts and memories were so STIR
red from the reading of one of these
Bibles in a hotel. as to move him to
send check for $50 to aid in the
distribution of Bibles under this
plan, confessing in an accompanying
note that the reading OF that Bible
in the hotel had led his thoughts
back into channels where they had
not been for many years We cite
these instances as an indication OF
the promise and possibilities OF the
Bible scheme of the Gideons."
The following lines are pasted
within the cover of each volume:
This holy book, whose leaves dis
play the Life, the Light, the Truth,
and the Way, is placed in this room
by the Gideons, the Christian Com
mercial Travellers Association of
America, aided by the churches and
Young Mems Christian Association
of this city. with the hope that by
means of this book many may be
brought to know the love of Christ
which passeth knowledge.
"A mother comforted by the
word as expressed on her sons
tomb: My son. aged 81. Died in
his youth, but saved by grace
faith in Jesus Christ-A
How about your mother?
"If lonesome or blue and friends
untrue, read Psalms % and 81.
Luke 15.
"If trade is poor. read Psalm 81,
John IS.
"If discouraged or in trouble, read
Psalm 1875. John IA.
'If you are out of sorts, read He
brews 12.
"If you are losing confidence in
men, read l Cor. 13.
'If skeptical, read John 6:40;
7:7; Phil. 2:9-11.
"If you can't have you own way,
read James 3.
eff tired of sin, read Luke 1886
43: 1924; John 8.
eff very prosperous, read l Cor.
1912, 13.
Happy conclusion-Psalm 121;
Matt. 6:33; Rom. 49,"
The extent of this diffused parish
may be realized when one reflects up
on the great army of commercial
travellers. This journal continues:
Multiple thousands OF them are
very earnest Christians Many of
them carry their Bibles whenever
and wherever they go. They attend
not only the Sunday services in
strange cities but the mid-week
prayer meetings at every opportunity
and witness for Christ in many ways
as they go to and fro in their daily
pursuit. These men have experienced
the helpfulnes of daily Bible reading
and Christian living in business cir
cles and have seen an opportunity to
supply need among the travelling
public In very practical manner.
The success of the movement shows
what grip the Book of Books has
on the general public. An incalcul-
able amount of good will surely re-
suit from this Gideon movement th.
fills real need which, whether they
were first to recognize or not, they
were first to undertake to supply.
Any assistance they may need should
be promptly given"