Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-29

Inc Scnemo rs sounQA psychOiO8lcally.
The bibles are before the mems eyes
are alone. n often eh0f6esick and
otherwise in a receptive mood. Innum-
berable romantic stories have come to
the headquarters, concerning men and
women caught on the brink OF some
wrong action. Here isI one OF THO stories
.toldsa at the Gideon office:
"A man went into a hotel in San
Francisco n secured a room with the
intention of committing suicide by
poison, a vial Of which he carried with
him to his room. He set the vial con-
tanning the poison on the center table
and went about making@h his prepare
tioEs Tor the final act. When he was
ready he stepped over to the table and
discovered that accidently he set the
Vial upon a book, which inspection
showed to beaa Gideon bible. AS he
opened 1t his eye fell upon the SEN
tence. IF discouraged or in trouble.
read Psalm 126 and John A." He read
these two selections, then vent to the
window n threw the bottle OF poison
as far as he could send 1t, returned to
the table, knelt and then and there gave
his heart to God. He is today an ac-
tive church member and O good cit
fzen.'
steadyins strayins Steps.
A novelist could find plenty or ma
terlal OF human interest In the story
OF the Gideon bibles. Here is an UNI
commonly dramatic one> on file at
Gideon Headquarters in Chicago:
"A wife and children were on the
point OF being sacrificed by me tonight
when ! picked up this book In q hall
cynical. half curious moment Of a pass
ing fancy. Alone here in the room,
became interested before realized.
The minutes passed and I read~on un.
consciously. Finally when It dawned
upon me that I had an appointment
looked at my watch. It was an hour
late. The train had gone and the wom-
an with whom I9had agreed to go east
probably was wondering where I was.
I am glad I missed the train"
Pertinent to current discussions OF
the life of a young women In big cities
- TINS passagesfrom n letter:
that every young woman with n APP
pearance fights, I found myself IN Chi
cago~at this hotel. I had@papers, mag
azines. books, n other reading mat
ter. but fora joke-yes. jok@I picked
up the bible It fell open at the 10th
.Psalrn./ q you imagine the impress
I sion it made upon me? Tread It again
again. Needless to say It helped
me asd I feel better. happier and not
so much alone"
Hard on Hotel Lights.
All sorts OF persons have written
their experience with these OPPORTUNITY
discovered bibles. One senator sen,
$50 for the work, as q token Of his up
! probation. An actress wrote pathetic
letter. n sent money Tor bible She
could own (Some copies or the bible
are pilfered from the hotelslJ "A fu-
gttive from justice read the book, and
went back home to take his medi-
cine" The widow. theysprodigal, the
discouraged business a the sleep,
less wayfarer-alis have written theil
gratitude -SSs
The hotel keepers approve. although
one hotel keeper said they caused an
! increase In his Hight bills. Some hotels
hsre paid for their own supply Of
bibles.
The Gideons take charge o. huyine
I md placing the books, but,tho funds
are usually raised among the loca
church folk. and other religious bryan.
sizaticnS cooper ate.
The frnprirnatur OF a travellng men'
organization upon thece books - 1