and . ▁ ▁He ▁ere cted ▁a ▁building ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁as ▁a ▁school ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁currently ▁used ▁as ▁The ▁School house ▁Museum . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Col on ization ▁Society ; ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Public ation ▁Society ; ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Training - Sch ool ▁for ▁F ee ble - M ind ed ▁Children ; ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁for ▁Friend less ▁Children ; ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Bapt ist ▁Education ▁Society . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Old ▁Main ▁Building ▁ ▁Cro zer ▁provided ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Old ▁Main ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁Normal ▁Institute ▁for ▁Boys . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Cro zer ▁offered ▁the ▁building , ▁without ▁charge , ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁for ▁usage ▁as ▁a ▁hospital . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁hospital ▁treated ▁wounded ▁soldiers ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Union ▁and ▁Confeder ate ▁arm ies . ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Cro zer ▁and ▁subsequently ▁le ased ▁to ▁Colonel ▁The odore ▁Hy att ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Military ▁Academy . ▁ ▁After ▁Cro zer ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁his ▁children ▁established ▁the ▁Cro zer ▁The ological ▁Sem inary