The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-11
Dls. i,EATrY'S WILL.
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.r prOvtsiOns.
some STRUCTURES have found their way Into
the public prints on account Of the ua
i''re OF Me disposition made by The late Rev.
Dr. Beatty, of steubenyillc, Of his larre es,
tate, by his last will aud testament or the
good taste Of these structures We have uothinp
to say, bnta brother minister at st. Glars
Vile sen'!s lis the following defense Of tho
late Doctors action;
On. nsArry's WILL.
i seems that public attention las been
called In AL unusual measure to the will OF
the lu'e Dr. hea.ty. Of Stenhenyllle. As le
was man well and widely known for his
M'se ehar'!'es It Is but natural tilat the pnb.
nc should DC Interested In his last will, that
ilsposes Of the residueot his property. Some
structures haycappearcd III the papers thut are
certainly unkind and uugenero,Is,
In The HIST place II lisa we'll settled princi,
pie, that every man who hus accumulated
property IN his lifetime has right TO dis,
pose Of 1t us lie peasps, by his last will and
testament. The law inquiries simply II II IL
his VIII, an.l sacrtdIy guards It Tint IL may
DO executed. No one has right to make il
Tor him or to Interfere with him in the ma.
kinsot Il. Dr. Beatty was Of sound mind
and perfectly capable OF atteuding 10 his
business to the close Of his life. lie has dis.
posed Of his property according to his own
mind. ltad he right to do 50? Some per.
sons seem 10 think that he had not, and I'M.
dcrtasc to tell us what his will should have
been. Dr.. beatty was the sole Judge OF how
his property sstould be disposed Of after his
DEATH and so let the matter rest,
AS 10 relations he hud only very distant
ones, except his wife, who survives him. and
for whom it y understood ample provision
has been made. AS to theci.y OF S,cuben.
vile, he has given largely in lis lifetime 10
her Interests. One Presbyterian church
there was huilta ut his expense and the other
Two received large donations from him. A
liberia! donation was also made several years
as' 10 t!'e st"ubenyille cemetery. Now by
his will, utter he has remembered large
number OF relatives, he leaves n legacy to the
Seminary, to each OF the PRESBYTERIAN
churches Of that city, and ten thousand dot.
lars to the Presbytery of Steuben vile to aid
feeble churches. What more wo rId any one
have him 10 for that locality than he has
done Who should object II he chose to make
large beqnesls to Allegheny Theo logical Sem.
mary and Washington and jefferson College?
Tvs heart Tor many years was in the success
Of those institutions. and they had received
largely OF his benefaCtionS. tIe was the
Presidents OF tltir Boards II Direction. aud
was wise counsellor and manager Of their
affairs. - 80
Those who have been pleased to criticize
his will and tell the public how II should
have been made, may rest assured that what
he has given to those noble institutions has
been well bestowed, and he will be held in
grateful Ienlenlberance in I'LL coming time
Tor what he has done for them. Icing dead
ne viii live on in widening influence through
me .niillituIes OF educated men who will 20
forth froul those schools Of learning to serve
God and their generation. WHAT better
thing. could DR.. Beatty have done with his
veal tn than he ius done In his last will he
has shown the p:ety, wisdom and enlightened
world. -..