Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-11-11
BREAKS The RECORD
Millions Given To Presbyterian lnStl.
tutiOnS BY Deceased millionaire.
ALMA NOT IN PUBLISHED LIST
S25OOOOO0 Given to Colleges and Churches
Throughout the Country.

had the following relative to the Will
of the late John Stewart Kennedy
John Stewert Kennedy. one of
Amerca's little known rich men who
died of whooping cough in his New
York residence on SUNDAY last. left
bepuests of more than S25, 100000 to
religious. charitable and educational
institutions in mis- will. filed for pro-
bate here today. The gift is the
largest single contribution of its kind
ever made and the benehciaries in
cleude educational and church sinstiu-
tions. north. south. east and west, In
this country. and one abroad. 60 In all
Nearly half of the $S25. 900. 900 goes to
institutions connected with the
PRESBYTERIAN church, of which Mr..
Kennedy had been an active member
for msnyesrs. Aside from these gifts.
Mr.. Kennedy left approximately
S35. 600. 600 to his wife. his..relatives and
a great number of friends and en-
ployees. The widows share will be
about SIC, 900. 600. All of the testator S
emp loyes received gifts of from $500 to
81. 900 each.
The charitable. religious and educa-
tional institutions which received the
largest bequest. are to share the resi-
due of the estate left after definite
gifts of approximately $4,000, 900
have been paid out. The shares are
esti mated bv counsel for the executors,
as follows:
Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sions 50, $50. 600; Pesbvterian board of
home missions 50. ESQ, 900; Presby-
treian church extension func So, esq.,
900: Presbyterian hospital. New
York 50, 25O 600; Robert college. Con-
stantinople 81. 500. 600; Presby terian
board for aid for college $3.50. 900; !;
Metropolitan Museum. of Art. New
York, 50, 2O5, 600: New York Public
library So. $50. 600; United Charities
New York. So. 250. O0; American Bible
society S750.000: Charity Oreaniza-
tion society New York. $40. 600 The
smaller gifts made by specific bequests
are as follows:
Yale college 500. OOo Amherst
college S10O 600 Dartmouth college
500. 0O0 Bowdoin college 500. 900 :;
Hamilton college 500 000; University
of Glasgow. Scotland where from in
fancy l resided unit ! came to this
country $40 600: Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute 500. 900:
Hampton Normal School and Agri-
cultural Institute 800 600; Lafayette
college. Easton. Pa. $50 600; Oberlin.
Ohio $50 600: Wellesley college $50 600
Barnard college. $50. 600: Teachers
Elmirs college for women. Elmira. n.
Y. $50 600; Northfield Seminary.
Northfield. Mass. $50 600; Mount
Hermon Boys school Gill. Mass.
$50 OOO: Antolic college. Turkey
$50 000 Syrian Protestant college.
Reirut Syria. $25 600. American
school at SMYRNA, Turkey now under
care of Rev. Alex MacLachlan $50 600 !;
Lake Forest University. Lake Forest,
III. $25 600: Centre college. Danville,
XIV. $25 600: Berea college. Ky. $50
600: Presbyterian Board CT Relief for
Disabled. Ministers $50 600.
There are also numerous bequests
from $4,000 to S25O0O, generally to local
religious and charitable organizations.
The long list of gifts is prefaced in
the will by this paragraph: Having
been greatly prospered in the business
which / carried on foI more than
thirty years in this. my adopted
country, and being desirous of leaving
some expression of my sympathy with
religious, charitable. benevolent and
educational Institution. i make the
these gifts