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Gideons History in Eastern Iowa and National Rise
A look back at the Gideons start in Cedar Rapids and Iowa History traces their 1900s beginnings in Wisconsin and Illinois, noting key figures like W.J. Knight Asahel Burling ton Thomas Moore and Dr E R Burkhalter. It outlines early conventions in Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Chicago The group grew into a global mission placing Bibles in hotels and creating the Gideon lapel button symbolizing Old Testament tools. Today the Gideons International reports over two billion Bibles distributed in 95 languages worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Traveling Men’s Association
The
Gideons
Cedar Rapids
Gideon
Boscobel, Mich
Wisconsin
Samuel Hill
Beloit
John Nicholson
Janesville
Nicholson
Beaver Dam
Wis
W.J. Knight
Hill
Asahel Burlington Thomas Moore
Waukegan
Ill
Iowa
the Gazette
Illinois
Gideon Button
Kansas City
Moore
E.R. Burkhalter
Minneapolis
A.B.T. Moore Jr
Gazette
Oak Grove
Gideons International
Elliott Osowitt
Osowitz
Jefferson
N.C
Associated Press