The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-27
BISHOP TALBor's WILL.
A Charaeteristically- Written Document
His Requests to the Church.

The will of the late Bishop Joseph c. Talbot,
dated Oct. II, 1882, was probated yesterday. 1t
begins as follows:
81, Joseph Cruikshank Talbot, of the city of
Indianapolis, county of Marion, State of In
diana, being in good health and sound and dis
posing mind and memory, but deeply sensible
OF the shOrtness and unoer tainty of human life,
do make and publish this my last will and tesla
ment, hereby breaking all former wills b. me
made.
"First-I desire to acknowledge the favor and
goodness OF Almighty God, the Father, Son and
Holy Ghost, three persons in the unity of our
adorable and eternal Godhead, in giving NE a
place in the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic
church. Of which Christ is the only living and
everlasting head. do give Him most
humble and hearty thanks for His goodness
and loving kindness to me and all men. 1
and all the blessings of this life; but
above all for the inestimable love in the
redemption Of the world by our Lord Jesus
Christi for the means of grace and for the hope
OF glory desire to declare that my only hope
and righteousness Of the Lamb of God, who
taketh away the sins of this world Icheerfully
surrender my body TO the ground, In the hope of
Its resurrection to an immortal life, and my soul
into the hands of God who gave it, humbly pray
ing for the pardon of all my sins. and for place
among those at His right hand in that great and
awful day."
The document first directs the payment of his
depts and funeral expenses, after which lie be-
queaths to his nephew and namesake, Joseph g.
Talbot, jr., his gold watch and gold key, and to
his niece, Marie Louise Bright, a piano. To
Messrs. David f. Snyder and James NJ. Winters,
respectively registrar and librarian OF the do
cese of Indiana, to their successors in office.
is left in trust his entire theological library, val
we'd at $4,000, to be turned over by them
TO his successor in the bishopric.
To the trustees of the diocese is bequeathed his
large oil painting of the Holy Family, after
Raphael, presented to him by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Viele, OF evansville, to be kept properly
framed and to remain IN the Episcopal residence
for the benefit of his successors To them also
are given his three Gothic bookcases and study
tables, and all the bonds given hun by the
trustees for arrears of salary, now amounting to
over $1,000; they, in turn, to surrender TO his
executors bonds amounting to 81 500 given by
him for borrowed money. TO each of his
uephewe John 8. Talbot ard Charles II. Talbot,
is given $500 in cash.
The remainder of the estate left is to his sister
lnlaw, Eyalne +. Talbot, at her death TO go to
her children. He directs that all his funeral ex-
penses be rs small as is consistent with proper
respect, and that ali the arrangements be unos-
tentat'Ous SO that his burial may be consistent
with what he has both prOfessed and preached
to others-ecOnomY in expenditure as Well as the
avoidance of all ostenLaIiOn aud show. He de-
sired to he buried in wooden coffin, and to be
laid in front and at the west side OF the family
monument at Crown Hill, between the graves of
his beloved wife and daughter. Richard L. Tai
bot, his brother, and Isaac H. Kiersted, are ap-
pointed executors of the will, with Hon. Ge0I se
g. Day as their counsel