, ▁Mc T ye ire ▁was ▁elected ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Christian ▁Adv oc ate , ▁ ▁serving ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Christian ▁Adv oc ate , ▁the ▁central ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁M . E . ▁Church , ▁South . ▁Inter rupted ▁in ▁his ▁editor ial ▁career ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 1 - 1 8 6 5 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁past or ate ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Conference , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mont gom ery , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁epis cop acy ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Conference ▁meeting ▁that ▁year ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁Mc T ye ire ▁led ▁a ▁movement ▁within ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁South , ▁to ▁establish ▁" an ▁institution ▁of ▁learning ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁order ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁a ▁char ter ▁for ▁a ▁" Cent ral ▁University " ▁was ▁issued ▁to ▁the ▁bishop ▁and ▁fellow ▁pet ition ers , ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁nine ▁M . E . ▁Church , ▁South ▁Ann ual ▁Con ferences ▁of ▁the ▁mid - s outh . ▁Their ▁efforts ▁failed , ▁however , ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁financial ▁resources . ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Am elia ▁Town send , ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁to ▁Com mod