Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-06

New York, Nov. 5.--John Stewart Kennedy, one of Americas little-known rich men, who died of whooping cough in his residence last Sunday, left be- quests of more than $25,000,000 to re- llgious, charitable and educational in stitutlons in his will, filed for pro- bate here today The gift is the larg est single contribution of it's kind ever made, and the benefciaries include educational and church institutions, north. south, east and west. in this country. and one abroad. sixty in all. Presbyterian Church Institutions Get
 Nearly Half.
 Nearly half of the s25,O0O,0 900 goes to institutions connected with the Presbyterian church, of which MT. Kennedy had been an active member for many years. Other large benefi- caries include the American Bible so- ciety the Metropolitan Museum of Art the New York public library, the New York United Charities. Columbia university and Robert college, Con- stantinope.
 $25.ooo,ooo to Wife, Relatives, Friends
 and Employees.
 Aside from these gifts. Mir. Kennedy left approximately s35,O00,000 to his wife. his relatives and a great number of friends and employees.
 Widows Share s16,coo,ooo.
 The widows share will be about sl5,O0O, 900. All of the testators em- ploycs receive gifts of from $500 to s2 900 each.
 The Largest Requests.
 The charitable. religious and educa- tional institutions. which receive the largest bequests, are to share the res f6I1Q nf fhR nGfafa laff after definite gifts of approximately $12,000,000 have been paid out. Their shares are esti- mated by counsel for the executors as follows:
 Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis- sions. $2,25O,000; Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, $2,250 900; Pres byterian Church Extension fund, $2.- 500.O00 Presbyterian hospital. New York. $2,250,000; Robert college. Con- stantipole, s1.500 900; PreOyterian Board of Aid for Colleges. $750, 900; Metropolitan Museum of Art, $2,250,- GOO; New York Public library. $2250, GOO: Columbia university. $22500O0; United Charities. New York. $1,500. 900: American Bi51e society, ST50.000, Charity Organization society. New York. $750.O00.
 Smaller Gifts by Specific Request
 The smaller bequests, made by spe-
  versity, s100.0O0; Amherst college, s100,00ot Williams college, s100,O00; Dartmouth college, s100,000; Bowdoin college. S100.000; Hamilton college, Sf00 900. university of Glasgow, Scot land C'where from my infancy I re- sided until I came to this country'), 3I9O, 900; Tuskegee Normal and Indus trial Institute. s1O0.000; Hampton Nor nal School and Agricultural institute, $100000; Hampton Normal School and Agricultural institute, s100,000; La fayette college. Easton, Pa,, $50,000; Oberlln coliEge. Oberlin, Ohio, $50, 900: Wellesley college. s50,000; Barnard college. s5O.00o; Teachers college (Co- lumbia university, s5o.O0O; Elmira s50.000: Northfleld seminary, North field, Mass, s50,00O; Mount Hermon School for Boys, Gill, Mass, $50.000; Anatalic college, Marsovan, Turkey, $oO,000: Syrian Protestant college, Bei- rut. Syria, s25,000; American school at Smyrna, Turkey, now under care of, Rev. Alexander MacLachlan, $20,000; ILL, $25,000; Centre college, Danville, Ky, {25,000: Berea college, $50,000; Cooper Union, New York, $20,UO0; National Academy of Design, New York, s20,000; Presbyterian Board of Relief for Disabled Ministers, $3O, 900: Presbyterian Home for Ministers at Perth Amboy, N. J., $10,0o0; Presby- terian Home for Aged Women, New York, sI0,0o0; Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen $10,000; Bible House of Constantinople. $10,000; New York Bible society, s10,000; Young Mems Christian Association of New York. s10,000; Young Womens c. ris- tIan Association of New York, $10,000; New York Infirmary for Women and Children, s25,0o0; Bar Harbor Medical