His courage resembled that of Martin Luther.

He was a sturdy Puritan, which no Greek at that time could have been; and he had strong resemblances to the great Reformer, as will abundantly appear in the sequel.

Yet the fact of his foreign origin made him to be no more than the forerunner of a Grecian Luther.

His labors and sufferings only prepared the way for a national reformation, which it may be hoped is yet to come.
Early in 1845, a public accusation was made against Dr.King, that he had uttered impious language respecting the Virgin Mary.

In reply, he quoted from Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, one of the Fathers of the Eastern Church, who says: "Let the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost be worshipped; Mary, let no one worship." Such a defense, as the writer anticipated, only increased the excitement.