The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
In Eloquent Preface and
Striking Utterances, Dead
Financier Makes His
Last Bequests
NO ACCURATE IDEA
OF AMOUNT OF ESTATE
is GIVEN IN THE WILL
Amount Of Bequests and Trusts
Named by Specific Sums Is Under
$4,000, O,OOG-Entire Residue
Left to ]. P. Morgan, Jr.
Many Are Benefited

New York, April 19-"I commit my soul
into the hands of my Saviour, in fun
confidence that having redeemed IT and
washed 1t in His most precious blood, He
will present 1t faultless before the throne
of my Heavenly Father: and entreat my
children to maintain and defend, at all
hazard and at any cost of personal sacri-
fee. the blessed doctrine of the complete
atonement for sin through the blood of
Jesus Christ. once Differed. and through
that alone.H
This is the extraordinary and striking
utterance which begins the last will and
testament of John Pierpont Morgan who
died at Rome on March 81 last, whose
body. heaped over with flowers from the
crowned heads of Europe, was, fortnight
later, brought back to his own land and
last Monday was borne to its last resting
place at Hartford.
Keen Expectation
Ever since the funeral the publication
OF the great iinanciers last will has been
awaited with keen expectation. and it is
safe to say that of all the interesting tes-
taments OF eminent citizens of America,
that of Mr.. Morgan. to be offered for
probate here Monday morning. is by far
the most interesting.
As to the, amount of the estate, which
is one of the first questions the public
naturally is asking. there is nothing in the
will to give any accurate idcas and the
eeae }at no announcement
fa s. is point until the ap-
f A. 1eeu hade for determining
H G tax
n. bequests and trusts,
sse sums, is under s20.00O,-
tAa " esdue of the estate is
~ can, Jr., who is desig-
na.- 's e + to become the chief
heir not oniy to..iis fortune, but to his
many charitable and artistic activities.
Unusual Features
AS to the document itself it is unusual
In many of It's features, and, according
TO those two or three intimate friends
who have already had glimpse of it, 1t
Is a portrait of Mr.. Morgan himself, be-
ginning with the striking confession of his
religious faith Ca side of his character
which was known to his close associates,
but not to the world, and running through
all it's 81 articles, duly set forth in the
same logical and orderly fashion which
his friends say marked all Mr.. Morgan's
mental processes. He has APPARENTLY pro-
vided with painstazing care for every
contingency that might affect his fam
sly or his banking firm and to his execu-
tors namely, his son, John Pierpont Nor
gan. Jr., his two sons-in-law, William
Pearson Hamilton and III. l.. Satterlee,
and his friend, Lewis Cass Ledyard. he
gives careful directions under many
clauses as to alternate courses of pro-
cedure 1t is to be noted also that his
grandson, Junius Spencer Morgan, Jr., a
young man of only q, now student at
Harvard, is repeatedly nominated to take
up important duties In the event of the
death of his father, John Pierpont Nor
gan, Jr.
In this city the question most frequently
asked by leading citizens and learned So
cieties has been that as to the DISPOSE
ton of Mr.. Morgans wonderful collec-
ton of pictures and other art treasurers.
Mr.. Morgan makes perfectly plain what
his own hopes on this point have been.
and yet leaves his son, who is his resdu-
ary legatee. entire freedom in the MAJ
er. using the following significant Ian
guage:
Art Collections
IT have been greatly interested for
many years In gathering my collections
Of painting. miniatures. porcelains and
other works of art and it has been my
desire and intention to make some suit
able disposition of them or of such pof-
tions Of them as I might determine
which would render them permanently
available for the instruction and pleasure
of the American people. Lack of the
necessary time to devote to it has as yet
prevented my carrying this purpose into
effect Unless / shall accomplish 1t or
make some disposition of these collec-
tions in my lifetime they will pass to
my son, John Pierpont Morgan. Jr., or
to his son, Junius Spencer Morgan, Jr.
under the foregoing clauses of this will
whereby / dispose of my residuary es-
tate. Should either my said son or my
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