Week 8: The Pattern at Small Scale

Three minor splinters, three unrelated founders, the same four-part shape

12 April 2027

Outline#

• the Cutlerites: a revelation claimed decades after the founding crisis
• the Bickertonites, and the Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
• what stays constant across major and minor splits, and what’s just missing (documentation, membership, longevity)
• reading small, poorly-documented schisms without over-claiming from thin evidence