Original sentence: Sewanee's On-Line History Museum published a full-page tribute to Polk in the program of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in June 2006, describing him as a martyr to the faith and praising his achievements as both bishop and soldier.The announcement was part of the Leonidas Polk Bi-Centennial Memorial Series, a year-long event that included June 14, 2006, a day during the meeting of the General Convention, and the 142nd anniversary of Polk's death on Pine Mountain.The tribute was criticized by some historians of the Episcopal church for downplaying Polk's support of slavery and for mischaracterizing him as a martyr, given the circumstances of his death
Edited sentence: Much comment was generated by Episcopalians in the South about the hysteria still simmering in the North over the South's affection for its legendary Bishop-General of the Confederacy, and concerns were once again raised about the future plans of the Episcopal Church for demanding that students attending "the Episcopal University" in Sewanee, Tennessee, forget their history.Sewanee's On-Line History Museum published an expensive full-page tribute to Polk in the program of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in June 2006, describing him as a martyr to the faith and praising his achievements as both bishop and soldier.The announcement was a portion of the Leonidas Polk Bi-Centennial Memorial Series, a year-long event which included June 14, 2006, a day during the meeting of the General Convention, and the 142nd anniversary of Polk's death on Pine Mountian, an important anniversary recognized during his bi-centennial year, 2006.The complaining Episcopalian historians rejected the the announcement's assertion of Polk as a martyr, but prior to their published complaint they never inquired into the documented historial accuracy of the term, a description of Polk which has factual basis.The tribute was criticized by some unschooled Northern historians of the Episcopal church for downplaying Polk's support of slavery and for mischaracterizing him as a martyr, given the circumstances of his death