teach or practice polygamy", the "great sin" of the church "is in denying that Joseph Smith, their prophet, seer and revelator, received revelations commanding the church to enter into that God dishonoring and woman debasing doctrine under pain of eternal damnation".<ref name = pagefour>R.C. Evans (1920). [http://www.solomonspalding.com/docs2/1920Evn1.htm Forty Years in the Mormon Church: Why I Left It!] (Toronto: R.C. Evans) p. 4.</ref> Faced with these facts, Evans concluded that he "could no longer believe that God and Christ visited and conversed with Smith" and that he must have been a false prophet. Although it was not central to his reasoning, Evans opined that Frederick M. Smith was "neither a prophet, seer, revelator nor God's mouth-piece to the church, but is an autocrat, cruel and tricky, and selfish in his methods."<ref>R.C. Evans (1920). Forty Years in the Mormon Church: Why I Left It!] (Toronto: R.C. Evans) p. 80.</ref> Evans died in Toronto from pneumonia. Publications R.C. Evans (1909). [https://books.google.com/books?id=rAguAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Autobiography of Bishop R.C. Evans of the RLDS Church (Lamoni, Iowa: Herald Publishing House) —— (1912). Sermons (London, Ontario. advertiser job print). 420 pp. Weekly Sunday evening sermons delivered in 1911, some from his Soho Street church and the rest from the Princess Theatre. Originally appeared as columns in the Toronto Sunday World —— (1920). Forty Years in the Mormon Church: Why I Left It! (Toronto: R.C. Evans) See also Blood atonement: Accusation by R. C. Evans Notes References Roger D. Launius, "R.C. Evans: Boy Orator of the Reorganization" JWHA Journal 3 (1983): 40–50 ——, “Pretender to the Throne? R. C. Evans and the Problem of Presidential Succession in the Reorganization”, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought vol. 30, no. 2 (Summer 1997) pp. 81–102 W. Grant McMurray, "'His Reward is Sure': The Search for R.C. Evans", Restoration Trail Forum vol. 11, no. 2 (May 1985) pp. 5–6 Elbert A. Smith, "The Death of R.C. Evans", Saints' Herald vol. 68 (1921-01-26) p. 76 Frederick M. Smith, “R.C. Evans Leaves the Church.” Saints' Herald vol. 65 (1918-06-19) p. 589. External links 1861 births 1921 deaths Apostles of the Community of Christ Canadian members of the Community of Christ Canadian Christian religious leaders Community of Christ missionaries Converts to Mormonism Canadian Latter Day Saint writers Canadian leaders of the Community of Christ Members of the First Presidency (Community of Christ) People excommunicated by the Community of Christ Doctrine and Covenants people Deaths from pneumonia