Transition of Leadership
Bickerton led The Church of Jesus Christ until 1880, when William Cadman succeeded Bickerton as president of the church. Charges of adultery had been brought against Bickerton by another member of the church in Kansas. Although Bickerton maintained his innocence, a church council decision went against him and he was disfellowshipped from the church. In 1902, he was reinstated in the church and Bickerton remained a faithful church member until he died in January 1905.
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