Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-04-25
Up. MORGANS WILL
A STRONG FAITH IN CHRIST 70
FEATURE OF WORLDS GREAT.
EST FINANclEa's WILL.
WORTH OF ESTATE NOT MADE Nae
~ Urges Children to Defend comp,ete
Doctrine Of Atonement-Provldss
With Great Care for Every Con-
ttnsency That May Arise.

New York; commit my soul into
the hands of my savior in full conf
dence that. having redeemed It and
washed It In his most precious blood.
he will present 1t faultless before the
throne OF my heavenly father; and I
entreat my children to maintain and
defend. at all hazard, and at any cost
OF personal sacrifice, the blessed doc
trine OF the complete atonement for
sin through the blood OF Jesus Christ.
once offered, and through that alone,'s
This is the extraordinary and strik-
Ing u~tterance which begins the last
will and testament OF John Pierpont
Morgan. who died at Rome on March
81 last, and whose body. heaped over
with flowers from the crowned heads
OF Europe, was, q fortnight later,
brought back to his W land, and
April IA was borne to It's last resting
place at Hartford.
Most interesting Document.
Ever since the funeral the publica-
tion Of the great financier's last will
has been awaited with keen expecta-
tion, and It is safe to say that Of all
the interesting testaments Of eminent
citizens OF America that Of Mr.. Nor
gan. offered for probate here Monday
morning, ID by far the most interesting.
AS to the amount Of the estate,
which IL one Of the first questions the
public naturally is asking, there 10
nothing in the will to give any &C
curate Idea, and the executors declare
that no announcement will be made
on this point until the appraisal has
been made for determining the stats
inheritance tax.
Specific ssqussts s2o.ooo,ooo.
The amount Of requests and trusca
named by specific sums Is undex no.
DOC, 900, but the entire residue OF The,
estate Is left to ]. p. Morgan Jr., who
Is designated by his father to become.
the chief heir. not only to his fortune.
but to his many charitable and artiar.
tic activities.
Ar to the document itself. It ID UNI
usual In many Of It's features, and, a.,
cording to those two or three intimate.
AAsSAWo WIZ A0V0 8lK08Uy QRQ u
glimpse Of it, It ID q portrait OF MI.
Morgan himself. beginning with the
striking confession Of his religious
faith e. side Of his character which
was known to big close associates, but
not to the WORTHY Ind running through
all the 81 artictesps eNAly set forth In the
same logicaksemids orderly fashion
which, his fUeeds say. marked all Of
Mr.. Morgan'gespfntal processes.
caae5Al Directions
He has apparently provided with
painstaking ceae for every contingency
that might affect his family or his
banking firm. and to his executors
namely. his son, John Pierpont Nor
gan Jr.; his two sons-in-law, william
Pierson Hamilton and H. L. Satterlee.
and his friend, Lewis Cass Ledyard.
he gives careful directions under many
clauses as to alternative courses o.
procedure.
1t is to be noted, also, that his
grandson, Junius Spencer Morgan Jr..
q young nan o fonly 81, now q student
at Harvard. Is repeatedly nominated
to take up important duties in the
event Of the death Of his father, John
PierpOnt Morgan Jr.