The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-24
DIR. RYDER'S EDUCATIONAL AND
CHARITABLE REQUESTS.
"And by them he being dead yet Speaketh.

On Monday, March 10, the last will
and testament of DR.. William H. Ryder
was admitted to probate in Judge
Knickerbocker's court in this city.
The estate is larger than was gen.
orally supposed. It consists of personal
property estimated at 100000 and real
estate of the value of $150,000. There
will be some attachments from these
figures, but we run little risk in saying
that the estate will be considerably be-
yond half a million of dollars after the
debts are paid.
After provision for Mrs. Ryder and
the daughter, Mrs. Morrill,, and the
grandchild, Ryderia, the following pub
lie requests are made:
The Unversalist General Convention, $4,000
Lombard University, Galesburg, ILL.,. 10000
st. Paul's Church, Chicago. ......... 10000
First Universalist Society, Province
town, Mass. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5UOO
Illinois Universalist Convention. -. 10000
Old Peoples Home, Chicago. ....... 10000
Hospital for Women and Children 10000
Chicago Public Library ............. 10000
Free Moral Lectureship, Chicago. 10000
The bequest to Provincetown, Mass,
DIR. Ryder's native PLACES "for re-
lieving the necessities of the worthy
poor, residing within the town."
The sum of 900 is bequeathed to
the Rev. James p. Weston, D. D., also
of Maine, las an evidence of personal
esteem and an expression of apprecia-
ton of valuable services while Presi
dent of Lombard University"
The Rev. Nathan R. Wright, a Uni
versalist clergyman of Massachusetts,
receives 81, 900 in remembrance of kind
ness to testator when he was student
in New Hampshire, and in memory of
Mr.. Wright's son, who bore the name
of deceased, and gave his life for his
country.
The income of the Lombard bequest
is to be used in aiding needy and worthy
students of the University, especially
those of the theological school con-
nected with the institution. The $10,-
900 to the Illinois Universalist Conven-
ton is for the benefit of disabled Uni
versalist clergymen, and the families of
such clergymen, who die in the State.
The annual income of the bequest to
the Chicago Hospital for Women and
Children, located at West Adams and
Paulina streets, is to maintain free beds
to be designated forever as supported
by Caroline Frances Ryder.
The pastors of the First Universalist
Society, the First Presbyterian church,
and the First Congregationalist church,
all of Chicago, the Mayor of Chi
cago, and the superintendent of pub
lie schools, are to constitute board of
trustees, to whom is bequeathed $10,-
900, for the purpose of delivering free
welfare of the citizens of Chicago. The
object of the testator in making this be-
quest is to secure, upon an anti-secta-
rian basis, the public discussion of
moral and social themes relating to the
daily life of the people of this city and
the circulation of such lectures among
the people of Chicago.
The bequest of $25, 900 to our Gen
eral Convention, is ''for the education of
young persons for the ministry of the
Universalist church" and for other pur-
poses.
After the above specific requests are
paid, the residue of the estate goes
equally to the Universalist Publishing
House, of Boston (; the Divinity School
Of Tufts College College Hill, Mass;
the Divinity School of st. Lawrence
University, Canton, N. Y; the Divinity
School of Lombard University, Gales
burg, ILL.,; and Butchel College, Ak
ron, o.
The will was made in April, 1886.
James II. Swan, Edward F. Bailey and
the testator's daughter, Mrs Morrill,,
are named as executors. They are
empowered to settle the estate when,
in their discretion, may seem proper.