Sentence:  The evangelical independence with which the offiicial arrangements of the Apostolic Church are represented, according to their very differeng value for the kingdom of God, and which are declared not to be a ' binding law,' stands in edifying contrast with the new Popish zeal of many Protestant contemporaries who seek to <WSD>apostolise</WSD> the head and hair, but not the flesh and blood of Christianity. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To make sacred.