Blood Atonement and the Origin of Plural Marriage A DISCUSSION Correspondence between ELDER JOSEPH F. SMITH, JR. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints AND MR. RICHARD G. EVANS, Second Counselor in the Presidency of the "Reorganized" Church * * * * * "To correct misrepresentation, we adopt self representation." --John Taylor. Correspondence between ELDER JOSEPH F. SMITH, (JR.,) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and MR. RICHARD C. EVANS, second counselor (1905) in the Presidency of the "Reorganized" Church. A conclusive refutation of the false charges persistently made by ministers of the "Reorganized" Church against the Latter-day Saints and their belief. Also a supplement containing a number of affidavits and other matters bearing on the subjects. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH PRINTED IN U.S.A. INTRODUCTION The correspondence in this pamphlet was brought about through the wilful misrepresentation of the doctrines of the Latter-day Saints and the unwarranted abuse of the authorities of the Church by Mr. Richard C. Evans, in an interview which appeared in the Toronto (Canada) _Daily Star_ of January 28, 1905. A copy of the interview was placed in the hands of the writer, who, on February 19th following, replied to Mr. Evans in an open letter which was published in the Toronto Star on or about the 25th of the month.[1] This open letter was answered by Mr. Evans in a personal letter, and on the 23rd of May, a rejoinder to his reply was sent to Mr. Evans at his home in London, Ontario, Canada. In all, four communications--including the interview--have passed between us, and all of these four communications are here reproduced _in full_. A copy of the open letter which appeared in the _Star_, was also sent to Mr. Evans who acknowledged its receipt. Nothing more was done in regard to this correspondence until August 17th and 24th, when an article containing a portion of it appeared in the _Zion's Ensign_, published by the "Reorganized" church at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, under the title: "Statements Authenticated," in which it was made to appear that the full and complete communications were reproduced. But this, however, was not the case. In a letter from Mr. Evans to the editor of the _Ensign_ which accompanied the above mentioned article, he said: Believing that good will be accomplished by the publication of the entire matter, I herewith mail you the referred to matter. From this it would naturally be supposed that the _complete_ correspondence would be given. However I was not surprised to see that Mr. Evans' side of the controversy was _in full_, while a large portion of my first communication had been purposely suppressed; and that my second letter _did not appear at all_! And thus was the "_entire matter_" given to the readers of the _Ensign_ that "good" might be "accomplished." (?)