Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-13
Death or Prof. Henry n. nay, Ii. D.

O0etn OF FOL- H0nfy Ne O9ys AAe ~
The snpouncemsns of the death of Profess
sor Henry N. Day, who disd al his homo on
Chapel street yesterday afternoon. of the
prevalent ,in1penza, in .ths geiRhtyrsseond
year OF his age, win be received with sincere
sorrow by his many friends in this city and
the various places of his former. residence.
For the last twenty-six years he has lived q
retired life among us, with no public respon-
sibilities. His benevolent countenance and
genial manner were familiar to many Of our
citizens who were not personally acquainted
with him, but who frequently met him in
'hfs asfiy wx1KS 70 much larger number
residing In various parta of the couatry Tho
was known BY the various educational works
OF which ne was the sgthoE. many Of which
ss He was born Ut New Preston, Conn, Aug
nat 4, ,16O0, theas second son of Col. Noble
Day and elizabeth Jones', and, WAS q grand.
son OF the Rev. Jeremiah Day, the frat pas.
tor Of the church In that place. He was pre-.
pared for college ~ Hartford. where his
uncle the Hon.; Thomas Day for many
years Secretary Of TIA State .ofaC onnscticqt,
o:ss ~, e ss E Ssss ih
home during his college course Id the family
Of another Of hts unolss, fhealate President
Day. Among his classmates ware President
Barnard Of Columbia college, DR.. Oliver e.
Da9gett, late Professor Of Divinity in Yale
college, Governor Hoppin' of Rhode Island,
Professor Oliver s. Hubbard of Dartmouth
college and Hon. william Strong. for MANY
years on ,thepbsnch of the Supreme court Of
the United States, the last three of whom
are still living. AS a scholar he took high
rank and In 1881, after having been engaged
in teaching aawhile' In Burlington. N. j.,
was appointed tutor in Yale college: Here
he remained, pursuing at the same time, the
study of theology In the Divinity school un-
der Drs Taylor, Gibbs and Fitch, until 1884,
After making tour In Europe he was Or
dained pastor of the; First Congregational
church IN Waterbury, In. this State, in No
semDes, ioSo; ~, f .S years atssrwsrds he
accePte1 cali 70 the froreesorsnlp OF hnet-
ORC in1Western Reserve college ct Hudson,
Ohio, and was connected with. that institu-
ton until 1858, period of eighteen years,
the larger part OF the time as Professor of
Pastoral Theology.
In the course Of his residence in that town
in the hope of furtherinR the interests of the
made to connest Hudson by railroad with
Pittsburg and Cleveland. So = -'''"'
In 1868 his interest in female education III.
duced him to accept the ,presideneya of the
Ohio Female COLLEGE an imnortsnt ihstitn.
tion near Cinoinnati. q which he conducted
with eminsnt s1ccsss fnr q vasrs and tbsn 70.
moved in 1894 to this citv. IA Me. rnost con.
yenient place for the literary labor to which
he proposed to devote the remainder Of his
life. .r.s.,
From that time until his death. q period Of
twenty. six years. he gave himself to his
chosen studies with ait the arlor and enthus-
iasm of vouth and with a sustained diliosncs
which was the wonder of hi. frisnds =, The
resnlt annaared in the amonnt and vay;atv ~
the work he accomplished. In addition to
uumerous articles in reviews and other
periodicals. he prepared and publishad a
considerable number of works rennirin0 and
erhibitinO oriUin.l rasesrch ana indanan5ent
ind0ment on nnita a variatv of in,nortsrt
ana dInsonIe snh;aots snah ~ ,naSo1ss.,,
ioo;c .astha,ic. wnrs1 sc;aroa an3 5c EUni9Sh
iitsyn,nrs HI inJn.trw co~,,nnea - =
tho Last and in the srrn y,sr - 1870 ,hagp h to
Ind nss.ed hts st,sb year. he ,,nbi;.hsS A b Is
anal WORK on the Art of Education. and ALSO
an article in the Biblio,eca Sacra. His work
on rhetoric, written before his removal TO
New Haven and : which is REGARDED
by competent teachers a. standing in
the front rank of practical treaties in
this departneut. shonld also. be mentioned
Professor Day possessed q character Of rare
symmetry and beauty. To know him was 70
respect and love him. On the Foundation of
naturally social, sunny, hopeful and enthu.
siastic nature, ennobled and directed by a
Arm and uuwayeripg Christian faith. and
with the advantaoe Of rsfnino and atm Mat.
inc inf3nences- from M. eariy rs.rs hs AZ.
vaIonsd into the entarnr;s;nn h;ohNr,;r5sS
osrS;d tn,s, .ne ga %na, Mgn-mLnoso'
came and Which ali his frisnd. Lna1 h; v 20 20
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