ore ▁Corn el ius ▁V ander b ilt ' s ▁second ▁wife , ▁Frank ▁Arm strong ▁C raw ford ▁V ander b ilt ▁( 1 8 3 9 - 1 8 8 5 ). ▁This ▁connection ▁led ▁to ▁V ander b ilt ▁giving ▁Mc T ye ire ▁two ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁g ifts , ▁which ▁the ▁bishop ▁used ▁to ▁found ▁V ander b ilt ▁University . ▁The ▁Com mod ore ' s ▁gift ▁was ▁given ▁with ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁Mc T ye ire ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ▁for ▁life . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁President ▁of ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁Mc T ye ire ▁appointed ▁Confeder ate ▁veter an ▁F ount ain ▁E . ▁Pitts ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁McK end ree ▁Church , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁United ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s . ▁ ▁View s ▁on ▁sla very ▁Mc T ye ire ▁" fully ▁supported ▁sla very ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁human ▁nature ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁he ▁published ▁D ut ies ▁of ▁Christian ▁Masters , ▁where ▁he ▁op ined ▁that ▁sla very ▁was ▁" G od ’ s ▁pun ishment ▁and ▁that ▁he , ▁as ▁a ▁follow er ▁of ▁the ▁faith , ▁was ▁bound ▁to ▁do ▁all ▁in ▁his ▁power ▁to ▁ensure ▁this ▁continued ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Mc T ye ire