The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-10
GIVES TWENTY-FIVE MILLION.
JOHN STEWART KENNEDY OF
NEW YORK LEAVES REQUEST.
Obscure millionaire Provides for Wife
and Kin With s35.OOO.OOO and BE.
slows Rest In Charity.


known rich men. who died Of whoop-
ing cough In his New York residence
on Sunday last. left beque3ts of more
than $25,000.000 to religious. charita-
bic and educational institutions i'm his
WILL fled for probate here today. The
gift is the largest single contribution
of its kind ever made and the bene-
ficiaries include educational and
church institutions. north, south. east
and west in this country and several
abroad. so in all.
Nearly half of the $25.00O.O 900 goes
to institutions connected with the Pres
byterian church, of which Mr.. Kennedy
was an active member. Other large
benefciaries include the American BIZ
BILE Society. the Metropolitan Museum.
OF Art, the New York public library.
the New York United Charities, CO.
lumbia university and Robert college,
Constantinople.
Aside from these gifts Mr.. Kenne-
dy left approximately sS5,O0O,O0 to
his wife. his relatives and great
number of friends and employees. The
widows share will be about $16,0OO.-
600. All OF the testator's employees
receive gifts of from $500 to $4,000
each.
The charitable. religious and edu-
cational institutions which receive
the largest bequests are to share the
residue Of the estate left after definite
gifts Of approximately $4,000, 600
have been paid out. Their shares are
estimated by counsel for the execu-
tors as follows:
Presbyterian board Of foreign mis-
sions, $2.250,0oo; Presbyterian board
OF home missions. $2.250.000: Presby-
terian church extension fund. $2,25O,-
600; Presbyterian hospital, New York,
$2.250.000; Robert college, Constan-
tinopie. $h5o0.o00: Presbyterian board
OF aid for colleges. $780, 900; Metro
poiltan Museum Of Art, New York,
$2.25o.ooo: New York public library,
$2.25o.oo0: Columbia university, s2,-
2SO.000; United Charities, New York,
$l.S0o.o00: American Bible Society,
$7So.ooo: Charity Organization socie.
ty. New York. $75o.o0s.
Among numerous smaller gifts are
the following:
Yale college. 800. 900: University Of
Glasgow. Scotland ("where from nv
infancy resided until ] came to the
country'D 800. 900: Tusxesee Normal
and Industrial intsitute, 800, 900;
Hampton Normal School and Agricul-
turai institute. 100000: Anatolic col
iege. Marsovan. Turkey. $4,000;
American school at Smyrna, Turkey.
$4,000: Centre college, Danville. Ky.
$4,000; Berea college. Kentucky,
$4,000; Presbyterian Board Of Re-
lief for Disabled Ministers. $50, 900.
There are numerous bequests of
from $4,000 to $4,000. generally to
local religious and charitable organi-
xations.
The long list Of gifts is prefaced in
the Will by this paragraph:
Having been greatly prosperous in
the business which carried on for
more than 80 years in this, my adopt
ed country. and being desirous of
leaving some expression Of rny SYM
pathy with It's religious. charitable.
benevolent and educational institu-
tions. I make these giftD."
Mr.. Kennedy. whose death on Sun.
day occurred with only brief COM
ment by the press. was one Of the mil.
lionaire philanthropists whose gifts,
through measured in millions we're
made with as little glare Of publicity
as possible. As he gave quietly, So he
had lived unostentatiously and made
his princely fortune with little blare
OF trumpets. Besides being a banker,
he was one of the country's chief
builders of railroads, patron Of art
and education and in his own quiet
way. one Of New York's foremost ad-
vocates Of scientifically organized
charity.
Many OF his great benefactions were
probably never made public but he
figured In recent years as the giver
Of the 100000 home for the United
Charities in this city $1,0O0.00O to
the Presbyterian hospital, $2b0,00 TO
the School Of Philanthropy. $500, 900
to Columbia university and $4OO, 900
to nurses home for the Presbyterian
hospital.
Many even among the we'll inform
ed. had little idea as to the real wealth
of the retired banker.
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