Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-20
A VALUABLE PAMPHLET,

The disruption among the Latter-day
Saints in Utah. which the leaders OF
the "Reorganlte' movement antlcipat-
ed and which they thought would be
aided by the presense here of the Presi-
dent Of that Organization and his son,
has not materialIzed and without any
disrespect to those gentlemen We may
say their efforts so far have proved a
fat failure, The truth Is, that the
Saints are so we'll grounded in the
faith that anything which may come
from the source indicated would have
no effect upon them, IN the manner de-
sired by those would-be promoters Of
division and discord.
That the Church organized by the
Prophet Joseph Smith on the sixth day
OF April in the year 1880 has continued,
uninterruptedly down to the present
date, is so palpable a feature OF is his
tory, that to dispute it Is to fly In the
face Of we'll known facts as certain as
the revolution OF the earth and the
march of time The very term Re
organization condemns the movement
which pits itself against the original
Church, for It implies a Reorganization,
which never occurred and which could
not have occurred, II any reliance is
placed upon the declarations Of Deity
az its commencement, and upon the
promises that II should not be thrown
down or given to another people but
should abide forever.
We refer to this subject for the pur-
pose OF drawing attention to a pamph-
let, already alluded to In these coli
umns. entitled, Blood Atonement and
the Origin Of Plural Marriage" by Ell
der Joseph Z. Smith, Jr. 1t takes up
some salient points in the objections
raised by tho "Reorganltes" against the
doctrines mentioned, and disposes of a
number OF errors. Measurements and
positive untiuths set forth by leading
Elders In that movement, and embod-
les large fund of Information, histor-
ical and otherwise, gathered from the
history Of the Church, from its author
itative works and from manuscripts
preserved In the Historians Office,
The principal part OF the pamphlet Is
devoted to correspondence between the
author and Mr.. Richard c. Evans, Sec
ond counselor in the Presidency Of the
"Reorganite' church II gives a com
plete answer TO the numerous fallacies
set forth by Mr. Evans, and establishes
beyond fair dispute the fact that Jo-
seph Smith the Prophet gave to the
Church the revelation on celestial mar.
riage and practised it's principles fully,
including plural marriage, IN the City
of Nauyoo. The true doctrine Of blood
atonement as taught by the authorities
of the Church is also explained and the
Misrepresentation concerning 1t are ex.
posed and exploded
The writer of the pamphlet show:
that he has used great diligence IN col.
lectlng his data in proof OF the argu.
ments he presents. and he has grouped
them skillfully and in such way a,
30 put his opponent hors du combat. w,
commend his work to the Elders ant
others who have to meet the "Reor
ganltes' in their attempts 10 place tn,
Church in q false light and who ar,
ever ready TO excite discussion and pro
mote prejudice against our people.
We do not advise Indulgence In de
bate, but counsel avoidance Of tina
spirit Of contention which leads to m
feeling and sometimes 10 violence. Bu
on the other hand, we think that GU
people should be posted upon the point
So frequently advanced by the disturb
ers. so as TO be ready to repel ther
when necessary. The pamphlet by I'll
der Joseph r Smith. Jr, win prove
great aid TO the missionaries who com
IN contact with those defamers Of IN
Church OF Jesus Christ Of Latter-da
Saints. who yet pretend 10 believe /
the divine authority Of its founder,