5 8 ) ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁president ▁of ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁( C ut ler ite ), ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement . ▁His ▁short ▁ten ure ▁in ▁office ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁a ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁Independ ence , ▁Missouri ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁headquarters ▁were ▁located , ▁and ▁the ▁branch ▁at ▁Cl ither all , ▁Minnesota , ▁which ▁rejected ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁office ▁and ▁chose ▁C ly de ▁F let cher ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁con greg ation ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁When ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁branch ▁( which ▁was ▁much ▁more ▁numerous ) ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁this ▁un law ful ▁development , ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁branch ▁broke ▁away ▁under ▁C ly de ' s ▁leadership ▁as ▁the ▁True ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁( C ut ler ite ). ▁A ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁branches ▁for ▁church ▁properties ▁and ▁leadership ▁was ▁resolved ▁in ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁branch ' s ▁favor ▁by ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁court , ▁and ▁C ly de ▁F let cher ' s ▁sch ism atic ▁sect ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁with ▁his ▁death , ▁when ▁both ▁con greg ations ▁were ▁reun ited ▁under ▁Er le ' s ▁successor , ▁Ru pert ▁F let cher . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Er le ▁Wh iting ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cl ither all , ▁Minnesota ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Isaac ▁Wh iting , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁C