New Britain herald., 1923-03-14
SYRACUSE MOURNS
 DEATH OF DR. DAY
Body Will Lie in State at UniYer-
 sity Before Funeral

Syracuse, March 14.-Tolling of the | fire bell and flags at half mast on city l hall today announced that the city was mourning the death of the Rev. Dr. James Roscoe Day. v, preacher, writer and for 29 years chancellor of Syracuse university, at Atlantic City last night.
 The body was taken from Atlantic City this morning accompanied by the widow and daughter and was expect ed to arrive here late today. It is ex- pected that the body will lie in state at the university before the burial. | Dr. Day was in good health when he left Syracuse fortnight ago for a brief holiday with his family. He contracted influenza and pneumonia developed. Mrs. Day and his daugh- ter were at the bedside when he died.
 Battled With Roosevelt. The pronounced stand taken by Dr. James Roscoe Day on public questions often brought him into the natlonal Iimelght His defense of great cor | porations, particularly the Standard Oil Co.,, and his controversy "ltn Theodore Roosevelt, then occupant Of the White House, were two outstand- ing incidents in the later years of his i eventful career.
 l His book. "The Raid On Prosper ity," attracted widespread attention. If was a defense of "big business then under attack by the Roosevelt l administration, and contained warn ing against substitution of personal l St n-
 ment.
 Roosevelt from the White House, 1 branded the chancellor as the mouth piece of big corporations in general { and the Standard Oil Co. in particu- lar. Back and forth the wielder of the "big stick" in Washington and the chancellor penned their sallies and newspapers and magazines through out the country were their battle ground. Eight years later they shook hands in the home of Horace s. Wilkinson, then the chancellor's next door neigh bor.
 Was Native of Maine.
 James Roscoe Day was born Oc- tobcr 17, 1S45, at Whitneyville, Maine, son of Thomas and Mary Hillman Day. the latter a daughter of Rev. Samuel Hillman. He attended Maine Wesleyan seminary and then entered Bowdoin college, but quit in his soph- omore year because of poor health For five years he lived in the open in Washington and Oregon.
 He was ordained a Methodist min- ister in 1872, his first two-year pas torate being at Bath, Me. year after his ordination he married Anna F. Richards of Auburn, Me. He then continued his studies at Bowdoin, receiving his A. E. degree in 1874. He held pastorate in Auburn, Biddeford and Portland, Me. and Nashua, N. H.. afterward going to soston. From Boston he was called to New York.
 Dr. Days first pastorate in New York was at St. Pauls, then the lead ing church of Methodism in that city. Later he went to Calvary church.
 While at St. Paul's Dr. Day began his long friendship with John D. Archbold, vice-president of the Stand ard oil Co.
 On November 16. 1898, Dr, Day was elected chancellor of Syracuse university to succeed Dr. Charles N. Sims. He continued as chancellor until last year, when he became cham cellor emeritus. Held Several Degrees.
 From Bowdoin, pr. Day received the degrees of bachelor of arts and doctor of sacred theology, from Wes- T.. ,,,t,, l fP. s,fl divinity, and from Northwestern the degree of ILL. D. He was trustee 1 of Boston university and a member of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church for sew oral sessions. In 1904 he refused 1 election as q Methodist bishop.