ut ler ite ▁church , ▁and ▁he ▁married ▁Bl anche ▁Ger tr ude ▁Cruz an ▁in ▁Cl ither all ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Pres iden cy ▁Wh iting ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁C ut ler ite ▁church ▁up ont ▁he ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Em ery ▁F let cher , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁Ever ▁since ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁C ut ler ites ▁had ▁re located ▁to ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁living ▁there ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁urban ▁environment ▁than ▁in ▁rural ▁Cl ither all , ▁differences ▁had ▁ar isen ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁con greg ations . ▁According ▁to ▁Wh iting ' s ▁successor ▁Ru pert ▁F let cher , ▁author ▁of ▁Al phe us ▁C ut ler ▁and ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁( a ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁C ut ler ite ▁church ), ▁the ▁sch ism ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁C ly de ▁F let cher ' s ▁church ▁was ▁precip itated ▁by ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁" the ▁lack ▁of ▁communication ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁difference ▁in ▁environment ." ▁While ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁con greg ation ▁were ▁primarily ▁" members ▁of ▁a ▁rural ▁society , ▁engaged ▁in ▁agr arian ▁purs uits ," ▁the ▁Missouri ans ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁" in ▁an ▁urban ▁community ." ▁" The ▁problems ▁and ▁needs ▁of ▁each ▁have ▁little ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁other ", ▁wrote ▁F let cher , ▁and ▁this