Our Authorized Bible Vindicated - Benjamin G. Wilkinson

priest, exclaiming, ‘I ask your blessing,’ and
‘withdrawing’ before the world ‘these expressions
and the arguments derived from them.’ His peace
was easily made... Dr. Schaff has said, also,
handsome things of Protestantism. He has used
Protestant phrases, and made Protestant
observations not a few. If Dr. Schaff had written a
book of unmixed Romanism, it would have found
few readers in this country.’[18]
The American Revision committee
As in England, so in America, two Companies
were formed for Revision, one for the Old
Testament, one for the New. Bishop Ellicott and
Dr. Angus of the English Revision Committee
requested Dr. Schaff to take the initiative and a
leading part. In consultation with them he selected
the American members. The Episcopalians, having
declined to nominate members from their body, Dr.
Schaff filled out the list. He drew up the
provisional draft of the Constitution, made
arrangements for the organization and first
meeting. During the fourteen years of their labors,
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