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Show ,IIt, ORIitlN III' (iOVl itoMKNT Mr. lllls Tic It (h 'lulb-r ibly and l'hlljtopliiriilljr. Notwilh.ti'i'lliiK the Inclemency of thowoather a gohtly iiuinl-trorper S..D, anioug whom were many ladle, afstmbhil at tho Bait liake Theatre last night lo hear Mr, Chnrlea Kills' ledum on trovtrnrneat. The lectute was trill delivered 1111 J fu II of Inltrest aud lusltuttloii. Mr. i:nisvuuiairnce:wllh theorlgln ol man, anl cntereil brlsll) Intotho theological nnd scleutlllo thtorlea re-hllcg re-hllcg to I lut aubjett. Tho turmer theory reproto'.toJ lean as a trclal citation, Hit Istter repratunted him as n development from lower life, Thu leilurerdldtut prelea I tossy which theory wru ojrrect, Ut Inssmueh as muted man fell, and dovelopwl man a-cemle.1, l.olli barmonlrml in onu respect, via., that rata at one time occupied oc-cupied 11 plane comparatively akin to "total drrriTlty." The lecturer then went lulo llio principles prin-ciples of tllllcal t-oternioent, saying that there wa, no record or any pcrful government having t-vor uxlated. If (J01I croatml uin perfect tberu wru 00 nee-1 of w govrruoiant, for a per feet man would I la v and govt runient UDtolilmtelf. If.aixMrdlnglo tho scientific sci-entific theory, man was a duvslopraent from lower stages, thin the sourco of giverutueut must ho lookcl for lu pilmltlvesavagery. The savigo np-rnu'litslndlvldutllim. np-rnu'litslndlvldutllim. Ho It at nu mlty with -Aery living thing, even with hlmaelf, Uut lu tlmo licceanlly and the struggle for life compel even Individual savages lu combine nud form thu till. Latir. trlbee arc forced by tho stme nrcut.lty to coiubluc. T hue Is formed the federation. Tho mode of seleotlug chiefs was Illustrated by reference to tho country atboot of half a cmtury ago, whon there wero no school inaams and the matter had lo r.ol Iho blggtet and wont boy lu school lu order to a.tert bis power to be tho chief or ruler of that coini any. llefirencowasmnteto tho remark able lilt that bell,! III spirits has tlajtd In .Hits Kradusl fcrmallou of human giivcrnment. Tho spirit chief till ruled his tribe through lilt siicco.-sor. siicco.-sor. The speaker touch! d briefly upou thu apirftrent cviitutluti of bc.lif in go Is as sh'iwn among lower savao tribes, l-'lr-lfrllclil.inj secondly, n plai.eof aulmalltru, 10 to tjicsk, and thirdly, aiilhrcpumorihlsen. Havagu tnia livi obtalue-t h loLceptluu that Uol was like lilnirll perhaa through hla (fillet III bis spirit chief. Wheu sav-ago sav-ago man liai rearltud ncoiiec ptlon that at there was achlsf supremo over the tribe, there inutt lw a tu renin spirit ohlel over all uhlefs, he hid laid the founJatlon for the 1 rootamitlon that (Jxl wat tard of Iwrdi, When Iha; tlmeorrlviHlmiusrohy became itsl-bl itsl-bl ontheiarthas a man-male gov-ornmoiit. gov-ornmoiit. Tho belief In a Supreme (lot iroduceil Iho tletbood lis Hit medium of crniimunlcalluii It-twiNiu HiaMiiiandt-artb, When thiols be-catnu be-catnu kings over men thoy weru rub Ject to the tl.ttt uni through them obtnlued front UoJ a "divine right" hi rule. rtm lecturer usat Klanmt at Itrrece add Home, and aaed lo the reudal system of Kuropr. This systtm ha explained very clearly, and showed bow It still ixiated, etvll 111 I.tiltlalld. Hut tho wheil of pro.-rct was In motion, mo-tion, an 1 thu lut vrrllgcs of the old fsudal system thelloutuof lrords and hereditary monarchy, will have to go, and a republic will take tltelr placv. The Amerhai) r.-i nl.lln wat next touched un,lhostit sker coutetullng that It waa tint the ollsprlng of the Kuiillih system, but, on the coutrar-, tliudlnit opposite. The lecture wat a comprehensive, lucid and well arranged digit! of the urlglu and growth of general g.ivirn-inenl. g.ivirn-inenl. On next Sunday night Ihe sul Ject or society lu Its relation to gov eminent will 1 e takun up, nud no doubt will lie handled 111 the seme able and Instructive manner. Mr. Kills said at tho elate of his locturu that he had promise ol good music- as autm-bioldery, autm-bioldery, so to speak, to hit (lain home tuin login of (sits. Ho also said to a Ni.wa riprcieuittlve that he regarded his lecture on "Society and Government" Govern-ment" as the brat hu has nver produced In Utah. He al.o expri-aaod hlmtilf as being gratified that on auch a night an many imorto catnu to hear him. Thu attention wat excellent, Iho audi-enco audi-enco following the saakcr with au Interest that wuiat timet lntonso. |