Belton, TX, United States
Belton Woman's Commonwealth. In 1867, Martha White McWhirter experienced a religious vision during which she felt she had been sanctified by God. She began to share her experience with other Belton women, and soon formed a small community of women who, desiring to leave their unfulfilling lives as w
ives and mothers, joined McWhirter in her beliefs. The four major tenents of the group included a commitment to celibacy, non-denominationalism, dream interpretation and communal living. The group cal
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