We have to look at the next generation to see how sects beget sects. The frugality and industry which are religiously practiced often produce prosperity. The reasons for the revolt which were so real, disappear, and thus the lifestyle against which father rebelled, becomes a reachable goal for their children. And another sect is born. This is not to underestimate the role played by the strong, personally motivated leader.
Cults are more strongly devoted to a leader, where as sects are splinters of established churches.
Many sects began as cults, as did Christianity itself. We will see in the case of the Amish Division a nearly perfect case of the leader's influence in the development of a small sect. Several attempts have been made to classify the small sects into types. Pessimistic - The world ends tomorrow. Charismatic - Speaking in tongues, seeing visions, and experiencing involuntary motor reactions.