When, where and by whom did the Bible start showing up in Hotels and Motels?

According to its web site, Gideons International is the ';oldest Christian business and professional men's association in the United States of America.'; The two founders, John Nicholson and Samuel Hill, met while sharing a room in the over-crowded Central Hotel in Boscobel, Wisconsin. They named their association after the biblical figure who submitted himself to the will of God, regardless of his own judgments.





Initially conceived as a Christian organization of ';traveling men,'; in 1908 the group dedicated itself to providing a bible for every hotel room in America, a step towards fulfilling their mission of ';distributing the Bible in the human traffic lanes and streams of everyday life.'; As the numerous copies of the book found in hotels and motels across the country can attest, they've pretty much completed their goal.





Besides placing the Bible in hotels, the Gideons also provide the ';Good Book'; to nursing homes, domestic violence shelters, schools, prisons, as well as the military, law enforcement personnel, firefighters, and EMTs.When, where and by whom did the Bible start showing up in Hotels and Motels?
Here is a good short article that answers your question concisely and clearly.When, where and by whom did the Bible start showing up in Hotels and Motels?
I was going to say the Gideons organization is the one responsible for all the Bibles, but I don't know when it began. Then I looked at the other answers and ';william a'; has far surpassed any knowledge I have, and it seems I've heard those details before, so I'd feel confident of their accuracy here. God Bless you.