The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-16
HE Is DEAD.
Bishop MCTyeire No Longer With Us
The Senior Bishop of the Methodist
Church Dies at Nashville,
After Long and Very Painful Ma
larial Affection.
A Brief Biography of the GOOD and
Upright Man.
1t Was He Who Caused tho Establish
ment OF the Great Vanderbilt Uni
versity-What He Accom-
plished in His Life.
epcclal Dispatch to The Appeal.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. l5-Bshop
McIyeire died this morning after a long
and painful illness. Not only rs the most
prominent figure in the Southern Metho-
dist Church, but as a man, as a preacher,
RS scholar, as an eloquent, polished,
Christian gentleman, his death will cause
universal sorrow. Holland Nmmons Me-
1yeire was born in 1925 and joined the
church in 1887 at Cokcsbury school. He
began to preach in 1915, when he Joined
the Virginia Conference. In May, 1916,
the first general conference of the church
South was held in Petersburg, and Nc.
Tyeire was sent TO Mobile, Ala, TO sue
coed the late DIR. 4. o. Summers, who was
made editor at Charleston. In Mobile lac
met the lady who became his wife,
cousin OF the lady whom Commodore
Vanderbilt aiterNard married. This
was the first link in the chain
OF causes that gave origil to the great
Vanderbilt University. lie was stationed
ut Demopois, Ala; Columbus, Miss, aud
then at New Orleans, where he built the
Felicity Church and founded the New
Orleans Christian idrJctie in 1851. In
1858 he became editor OF the Nashville
Christian Adr0c1is aud remained in this
position til February, 1862, when lac LEI,
the city and did not return until 1867.
While within the lines ol the Conioderacy
in 1868 he took charge OF the church at
Montgomery, Ala In 1888 he went TO
the General Conference at New Orleans as
n delegate from the Montgomery Confer.
encc, and was there, in April, 1866, elected
bishop together with three others, Wight
man, Marion and Dagge,. Since his clcc.
ton rs bishop he has presided in each OF
the thiry-saycn conferences OF the church.
Bishop McIyeirc has been rather a
buiIder.up Of the church, looking after it,
doctrine discipline, pastoral visiting and
general cdifcaiion, than a rcviyalist. His
most important contribution to the church
was to codiiy 1t laws in a volume called
- "Ihe Manual OF the Discipline for the Di-
Tec,ion OF Church Courts and Confer
entcs." He was the author OF the rcso-
luton which hc introduced in 1866 for the
admission Of lay delegations. and lay dele
gates took their seats in the general con.
ference Ia 1870 for the Inst time. That
ANElrAlNlt Was u NltAA tllHlN III lile NUNlIH
oi the church, and is now generally con-
ccded 10 lave rcsugcilated the church
from its depression aud almost collapsed
condition after the war. In addition 20
his seven years editorial experience In
New Orleans and three yoars' Ia Nash
vile, Bishop McTycifc has led busy ht.
Crary life otherwise. His latest and great.
est book being compiled in 1854, his Ills.
tory ui McthOlisn,' loctayo) 6SS PIP.
This is history Of Mcthodism from a
Southern point OF view, not a history Of
Southern Mcihodisn.
In March, 1873 Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Of New York. made a dona.
ton OF Sj0O,OOO for founding Vanderbilt
University NJ Nashville, making IL a con.
ditiOn Of the donation that Bishop Me-
" eirc should he president Of the Board
OF Trustees for life, with veto power as
signed 10 a reason that he knew him TO be-
60 the university what lac himself was 20
the magnificent system known as the
New York Central. lie afterwards added
$4,000 and his son, WIN. II. Vanderbilt,
subsequently, donated $4,000, making
the entire donation, 81 10000. Bishop
Mcfyciro expended S5OO.OlO OF these
funds Tor the grounds, building nn1 appa-
ratus Of the institution. The grounds
comprise scycnty-fyo acres. beautifully
situated and have all tie requirements Oi
health, eligibility, etc Tho various build
ings are thirty la number. Tho institu.
ton has six departments and employs
forty professors. Thus, with It's muniliccnt
endowment and Learned faculties, tho mag
nifcont Vanderbilt University has bc-
come the greatest institution Of learning In
the South or Southwest, and equal 10 the
famous old institutions Ui tic North aud
Fast
Bishop McTyero married IN Mobile,
Ala, November y 1877. Miss Amelia
Townsend, native Of that city, born in
1927, daughter Of Mai. John W. Town.
send, founder aud for many ycan editor Of
the Mobile RcWtSr and postmaster at Mo-
bile under Presidents NanBurpn and Polk
Mrs. McTycirc's mother WIS Jane lnlc.
pendence Everett She died in Bishop
Mcfycifc's house In Nashville Ia 1870 ut
the age Of sxty-six. By his marriage
with this lady Bishop McTyeirc has had
eight children, two Of whom died In
infancy. The surviving are: Mary
Gayle. McTycirc, born in 1875 cd
ucaicd at New Orleans and Nashville,
John Townsend Mcrycirc, born Ia 1850,
graduated at Emory and Henry College,
now In railroad business, Walter Mont
gomery Mcfycire, born In 1852, now In
= IN 1856, educated at Nashville, married
Prof J. J. 1igcrt, Of the Vanderbilt Uni
versity, and has three children, Mary,
Holland anlJohn; Holland y. Mc1ycirc,
born In 1859, educated at Nashville, now
In business In the Southern Methodist
Publishing House, Nashville; jamie Nc
Tyciro born In 1868, graduated ut Ward
Seminary, Nashville, married, In 1852,
Prof. W. NJ. baskerville, OF Vanderbilt
University, and has one child, Amelia
Bishop MCIyciro Was a Wing until the
Y Whigs got lost, since which time he has
y been IN eclectic Democrat. lie belonged
90 no secret society, once assigning as {
reason. II took all his time 10 bc Mctho
dist. Mc'ryciro is a Scotch nane MIN
mons is lrsh. Tho Bishops grandfather
John McTyoirc. was born In the north
ern neck OF Virginia, WIS a farmer an,
married LucN Shelton, Uf Virginia Th'
Bishops iatAcr, John McTycirc, wa
called Capt McIycirc bccnnscd be raise,
and dnuod cuul.uy 10 1919 in sOutl