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Gideon Bibles
GIDEON BIBLESGIDEON BIBLES. In 1899, Samuel Eugene Hill, John H. Nicholson, and Will J. Knights founded the Gideons, an organization for Christian commercial travelers. The organization grew so rapidly that its membership soon numbered several thousand. A few years after Hill, Nicholson, and Knights founded the society, it began the work for which it is best known: distributing Bibles to hotels, hospitals, and similar institutions. By 2002, the Gideon Society had grown to include 140,000 members in 175 countries. It claims to distribute one million copies of the Bible and New Testament in eighty different languages every week. A similar organization, the International Bible Society, also distributes Bibles. I. HowellKane/a. e. See alsoReligion and Religious Affiliation ; Religious Thought and Writings . |
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"Gideon Bibles." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gideon Bibles." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401801712.html "Gideon Bibles." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401801712.html |
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Janesville
Janesville city (1990 pop. 52,133), seat of Rock co., S central Wis., on the Rock River; inc. 1853. It is an industrial and commercial center in a grain, dairy farm, and tobacco area. Manufactures include agricultural and transportation equipment, machinery, metal and plastic products, and feeds. A state school for the blind is located in Janesville. Points of interest include the 26-room Tallman House, where Lincoln spent a weekend in 1859; the Stone House (1842), of Greek Revival style; and the Milton House (1844), which is connected to a log cabin by a tunnel used by runaway slaves as a stop on the Underground Railroad . |
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"Janesville." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Janesville." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Janesvil.html "Janesville." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Janesvil.html |
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Gideon Bibles
Gideon Bibles. Bibles placed in hotel bedrooms, prison cells, hospitals and other places by an organization of Christian business and professional men and their wives. The Gideons were founded by a group of commercial travellers in Janesville, Wisconsin, in 1899; they took their name from Gideon, whose victory against great odds is recorded in Jgs. 6: 11–7: 25. In 1908 they pledged themselves to place Bibles in every hotel in the USA. In 1947 the Gideons International Extension Committee was formed; they are now established all over the English-speaking world.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gideon Bibles." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gideon Bibles." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GideonBibles.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gideon Bibles." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GideonBibles.html |
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Janesville
Janesville, Wisconsin/USA Settled in 1835 by Henry F. Janes, a pioneer who later went west and founded the Janesville in Minnesota.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Janesville." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Janesville." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Janesville.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Janesville." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Janesville.html |
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