Show SOCIETY AND government A large au audience assembled last evening angat at the salt bait aake theatre to bear mr C harles charles ellis bills deliver his lecture on society and government the main auditorium of the theatre was crowded to lo its utmost capacity while many stood up in the corridors the first circle also was also nearly half full A vast major majority fly of those present were young men and young women all of whom followed the lecturer closely and seemed highly interested in his discourse cou ree Z mr ellis excelled himself last night in his del delivery iery and in the presentation dionot of his bis subject his matter was well arranged and handled so clearly and simply that even the dullest intellect could understand him the lecturer opened the evening 28 work promptly at many people came in subsequently and consequently lost loot the introduction which conta contained ived definitions of absolute monarchy constitutional monarchy chy democracy or republicanism and society an original definition of democracy or republicanism was given as being absolute monarchy turned upside down the king at the bottom the people on top two leading propositions were laid down to the effect that society grows out of our wants and government out of our wickedness these points were carefully clearly and strongly elucidated referring to the doctrine of the a al perfection of man and the fall it was said that that were true or false it was true that man has been all through the historic period in a degraded condition but if he ever fell from a condition of perfection it is possible for him to regain it his imperfect condition mak 9 government necessary to restrain wickedness if he ever regains his estate of holiness the need of government will disappear and conscience will have become lawmaker anil and guide it was very clearly shown that the mom moral element to is the foundation of any enduring government based upon society and that consequently society has great responsibilities resting upon it reference was made to some of these duties and the lecturer closed by announcing as his topic for next sundy sunday night the american government pa having closed his lecture mr ellis said that be bad been promised music by some glee club and on the strength of that promise he had induced people to come to the theatre it put him in a very unenviable position and he felt hurt by the treatment he had received in the matter and that he should say no nothing thing more about music no report would do justice to mr ellis lecture it must be heard to be appreciated and should be given in all parts of the territory |