Our Authorized Bible Vindicated - Benjamin G. Wilkinson

Church of Philadelphia, bore the brunt of opposing
the Catholic tide which evidently now had set in, in
America, as it had before in Germany and England.
From a converted Catholic priest he had heard that
the professors of Mercersburg were insidiously
instilling Romanizing poison in their classroom
teachings. He tried several times to bring about a
change, but finding the Synod obdurate, he went
over to the Dutch Reformed Church, taking with
him the larger part of his congregation.
The time spent by Dr. Schaff at Mercersburg
was approximately twenty years. “The
Mercersburg period of Dr. Schaff’s career,” says
his son, “coincided with the rise and development
of the Mercersburg theology.” In 1864 he removed
to New York, and for six years was connected with
the New York Sabbath Committee, whose aim,
says his son, “was not to defend the Sabbath as a
religious festival, but as an institution recognized
by civil legislation.” During this time he traveled
all over the United States, north and south, seeking
by documents, by editorials, and from the pulpit
and platform, to enforce Sunday Laws.
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