Deception, greed, and manipulation would be acceptable terms to describe the avarice Prophet who rose amongst the people of New York City during the 1830's. King Matthias, as he was self-proclaimed, shaped a society built upon "no market, no money, no buying and selling,
no economic oppression of any kind" (Johnson Wilentz 96). This creation was a foundation provided to poor men living in New York City during a period where economic stability, individual consistency, and the ability to accumulate wealth for one's family was necessary. Robert Matthews sought to transform this appearance of existence as he generated a new form of religion, one that people who despised and depicted of his ideology, would consider madness! It was ridicule, deviant, and profane for Matthias to sway the weak-minded people of New York City in the 1830's into becoming his disciples. During his reign, Matthias acculturated several followers, ones of which who were already in need of a "savior" and others......
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