New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-03
MANY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CHARITY.
LIBERAL REQUESTS TO PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
INSTITUTIONS MADE BY MISS
MARY A. EDISON.

MARY A. EDISON.
The will Of Miss Mary A. Edison filed for pro.
hate Yesterday in the Surrogate's Office. II exc
cuted on Nav . and two codcils were added, one on
MAY 90 and the other on MAY ~. y large part N
her estate IS divided among the different societies con-
nected with the Protestant Episcopal Church. John
f. Parsons, John A. Barton and Charles :. Fairchih
are made executors The testators brother, Mar
mont b. Edison, is the only heir and next Of kin.
He receives the income Of onethrd of the residue Of
the estate for life with the power 10 dispose Of the
principal by will The charitable requests inclrds tho
following:
To the Protestant Episcopal Missionary Society.
the testaors former home, al No IL last seventeenth
ST. 800 900 10 the General Theological Seminary Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church. for the same use
and purpose as the bequest under the will Of her
brother Tracy Edison: 100000 10 the same Institution
as fund 10 provide for instruction in singing church
music 50 900 the institution for general use;
81 O 900 TO the Domestic and Foreign Missionary So
clety Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, $1,000 70
the New York Bible and Common Prayer BOOK society;
- 900 TO the Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary
Society for in the City and Port Of Newfork;
5000 to St. Luke's Hospital, 10000 TO tha
trustees Of the Episcopal fund for the support OF the
Bishop and Diocese Of New-York; $4,000 to tN
orphan and Home Asylum Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in NewYOrk City; $1,000 to the Womens HOS
pitaI in this city: s. 600 the society for the Relief
of the Destitute Blind $1,000 to the New-iork sab
bath Committee: 81 900 10 the Adirondack Cottages at
saranar Lake, on condition that they are continued AZ
a charitable establishment: II not, the bequest Il
10 20 10 the Church Of II. John in the Wider
ness AT saranac Lake: $1,000 the Society Of st.
Johnland: 81 900 10 the Protestant Episcopal Chnrch
Of St. Paul at Rome Italy 1000 to Trinity School;
n 900 10 the orphan House Of the Holy saviour AZ
Coopcrstown " y. $4,000 10 the Fund for Aged and
Infr Cercyrnen Of the Protestant Episcopal Church;
81 600 10 the Missionary Fund for the Diocese OF New
York for the support Of missionary work OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. 10000 20 the Parochal
Fund Of the diocese Of York for the increase Of
salaries Of the poorly paid cergymen Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church $4,000 10 the Newfork lancer
Unsnital for the endowment Of two beds one IN inc
name III the testator's sister n-aw Mrs Marnont -
Ed IN 81 900 70 the American 'hurch Bulidhg run,
~ Tho Protestant Episcopal Church In tle OhlteI
states for a permanent fund 10000 10 the domestic
and Foreign Missionary society Of the frop's'ahs
Episcopal Church In the United states, A. fliId ING
income Of which is be distributed among the d1efehs
missionary ep.-sopates. and $4,000 70 the same
cletv twoths II which Is ~ 20 10 me domestic Hel;
one siIth 10 China and Onc-slNth % Japan anu
~ 600 to the Home for Deaf Mutes.
These amount, without taking the house INTO cof-
Rishop Potter receives $4,000; the Rev. Dr. ". X.
Uunting f0n $4,000 the Rev. William Is. Edson.
a. 600 tho EcV. George Francis Nielsen. $1,000 ana
Tho Rev william Paret. - 800. LINE Evans, y 10
hts been servant in the family ten Years. receives
TGe remaining part Of the residue Of the estate 3
beoueaflef 10 the executors and they authorized
to dstribue II among unincOrpOTated chariahle soce
ito i'm the civ IT New Ork. with the approval 81 As
Rev Dr. huntington, II he is living.