The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-31
A Model VIII.

The will of Bishop Talbot, deceased, was
probated yesterday. For model will 1t is
to be commended for many reasons. The
opening statement Of the will certsinly con
tains as precise confession of the faith of
the deoedent as could well be made The
following is the reading of the document:
/, Joseph Cruikshank Talbot OF the city OF In.
health and Of sound aud disposing mind and
memory, but deeply sensible Of the shortness aud
uncertainty Of human life, do make and publish
all former wills by made:
/. desire 10 acknowledge the favor and good
ness of Almighty God, the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost, three persons In the unity OF the
one Adorable and Eternal GOdhesd, in giving me
place IN the one Holy Catholic aud Apostolic
Church, OF which Christ IL the only liVllg ana
everlasting head | do give Him most humble
ard hearty thanks for all His goodness and loving
kindness To me and 70 all men bless Him for
my creation, preservation, and all the blessings
of this life; but above all. for the inestimAble
love in the redemption of the worl by our Lord
hope OF glory. / desire to declare that my
only hope OF salvation is based upon the sufficient
merits and righteousness of the Lamb of God
fully surrender my body to the ground, in the
nope of its resurrection to an immortal life, and
my soul into the hands OF God who gave 1t, hum
place among those at His right hand in The great
and awful day.
Here follow the requests. The first item
directs the payment of funeral expenses as
soon as possible. The second gives to joseph
@. Talbot, Jr., a nephew, his gold watch,
key and seal. The third gives to Marie
Louise Bright the Peter Webb piano. The
fourth gives TO David < Snyder, Registrar,
and James NJ. Winters, Librarian, of the Di-
ocese, in trust the theologi cal library worth
s., 00o TO be held by them until the sue
cessor of the testatrix in Office is ap-
library of the Diocese. The fifth
item gives to the Trustees OF the
Diocese the large oil painting, THE Holy
Family" after Raphael, which is to remain
in the Episcopal residence; also, the book
cases and busrs belonging ~ them and the
study table The sixth item gives to the
Trustees certain bonds worth SO, 900, on COM
dition that they shall surrender all obliga-
tions against the estate, amounting to
81, 626 66. The seventh item gives 20 John
s. and Charles II. Talbot, Dephews, $500
The residue of the property is given III the
eighth clause to Mrs. Emeline f. Talbot
widow Of Richard L. Talbot, deceased, for
use in educating her children, and at her
death to become their property. "share and
share alike" The ninth clause concludes
the will thus:
1 direct and require that my funeral expenses
shall be small consistent with ordinary
respect and that all the arrangements shall be
ample ana unOSientatlOus, so tnat my DuIlal
may Illustrate and enforce by example what /
have both professed and preached to others. viz ::
Economy In expenditure as well as the avoidance
of all ostentation and show. desire TO be buried
In q wooden cofin and to be laid In front and at
the west side of my family monument In Crown
Hill Cemetery, indianapolis, between the graves
OF my beloved wife and daughter
Richard L. Talbot and Isaac n. KIersten
are named as executors of the will, and Hon.
George c. Day, Chancellor of the Diocese, is
appointed to scta as legal counsellor and ad-
wiser. The will was signed the 18th of octo-
her 1882