▁N ett leton , ▁Re formed ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁Rand all , ▁Free ▁Will ▁Bapt ist ▁ ▁Luther ▁R ice , ▁Bapt ist ▁mission ary ▁to ▁India , ▁and ▁Bapt ist ▁mission ary ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁South ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts , ▁early ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁Mov ement ▁ ▁Bart on ▁Stone , ▁Pres by ter ian ▁non - Cal vin ist , ▁then ▁early ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁Mov ement ▁ ▁Nathan iel ▁William ▁Taylor , ▁heter odox ▁Cal vin ist ▁ ▁Ellen ▁G . ▁White , ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church ▁ ▁Political ▁imp lications ▁ ▁Rev iv als ▁and ▁per fection ist ▁hopes ▁of ▁impro ving ▁individuals ▁and ▁society ▁continued ▁to ▁increase ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁across ▁all ▁major ▁denomin ations , ▁especially ▁in ▁urban ▁areas . ▁Evangel ists ▁often ▁directly ▁addressed ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁sla very , ▁gre ed , ▁and ▁pover ty , ▁lay ing ▁the ▁ground work ▁for ▁later ▁reform ▁movements . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Aw ak ening ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁more ▁sec ular ▁movements . ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁sh ifts ▁in ▁the ology ▁and ▁church ▁polity , ▁American ▁Christians ▁began ▁progress ive ▁movements ▁to ▁reform ▁society ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁Kn own ▁commonly ▁as ▁ante bell um ▁reform , ▁this ▁phenomen on ▁included ▁re forms ▁in ▁against ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁alco hol , ▁for ▁women ' s