Christian Scientists were formed thereabouts too, correct? I would speculate that this was due to the mass of peoples and the intermingling of many cultures as well as the new "discoveries" and theories of Darwin, Marx, egyptologists etc coupled with all the progress in the industrial world. It seemed like a ripe time for new interpretations
***at least 3 of these groups (LDS, JW, SDA) were founded in NY within about 60 years and 100 miles of each other.***
Christian Scientists were formed thereabouts too, correct?***
Let’s add to that group those little ladies the FOX sisters who started the table rapping cults of Spiritualsim in which people thought thy could communicate with the dead. ask a question and the little lady would “pop” her toe and claim it was an answer from the dead. So many pops for yes, so many pops for no.