Paper salesman John “Nick” Nicholson didn't reach his hotel until 9 o'clock that night of September 14, 1898. Another hard day of train rides, carriage rides, and appointments left him wanting only a quiet room in which to write up his orders. But the lobby of the Central Hotel in Boscobel, Wisconsin, bulged with people. read more
The Gideons don't sneak into hotel rooms and slip bibles into bedside drawers, by the way. Instead, when a new hotel opens, local Gideons will present a bible to the hotel manager in a small ceremony, then will give the hotel enough books for every room – free of charge. read more
The Marriott hotel chain, founded by a Mormon, places the The Book of Mormon in many of its rooms, and many hotels also offer Buddhist, Hindu, Christian Scientist or Scientologist books along with the standard Gideon Bible. read more
Paper salesman John “Nick” Nicholson didn’t reach his hotel until 9 o’clock that night of September 14, 1898. Another hard day of train rides, carriage rides, and appointments left him wanting only a quiet room in which to write up his orders. But the lobby of the Central Hotel in Boscobel, Wisconsin, bulged with people. read more