 The opposition against Kuyper was led by Alexander de Savorin Lohman, who founded the Free Anti Revolutionary Party.In 1908, the CHP merged with the Frisian League, another conservative Protestant party, to form the Christian Historical Union

The term "Christian Historical" was used before 1897 to denote supporters of the main Protestant party, the Anti Revolutionary Party, emphasizing the Protestant nature of the history of the Netherlands.The CHP was a conservative Protestant party.