New Britain herald., 1915-05-03

small vial of a colorless liquid was held up to the view of the aud- fence that filled the South Congrega- tiona1 church last night. Such vials have been known to contain high ex plosives. some have contained deadly poisons. Many writer of stories has taken his hero out of deadly peril by having him produce small bottle of colorless Nquid-always small bot -fle--and threaten to blow his enemies to eternity by dashing 1t to the ground A colorless liquid is always mysteri- ous when in a small vial.
 This particular vial, however, ex- plained Dr. F. N. Seerley of the Y. M. c A. college at Springfield, Mass, in his address at the thirty-first anni- versary service of the New Britain r. M. c. A., contained water. Dr. seerley produced young chemical Laboratory from his pockets and per- formed an experiment..
 The water represented the pure soul of the boy. A few crystals were add ed to give character. Then the pois- on was introduced---in the experiment the poison was corrosive subfimate. but in the life of the boy poison is bad ' liquid. permeated 1t, and it became red.
 When the poison enters the boys soul. said the speaker, it is time some body took him in hand As crystal af- ter crystal of iodide of potassium was added to the solution in the bottle. f. nally making it transparent again, told how different influences combine to change the boy whose mind and body have been poisoned until finally he is saved from the evil habits which were sSsragging him down. But 1t is much bitter to build than to save" he added.
 The Curves in Life.
 The experim ent came at the close of an intensely interesting address on the development of a man. A blackboard was placed on the platform and on 1t Dr. Seerley sketched roughly dia- gram of the development of man ul,- Ftil his twenty-fifth year and proceed ed to explain the meaning of the curves and the divisions of life.
 If I were a preacher tonight" he said, T should use as my text: "'The child increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favor among men
 Society," he continued, s'1las be- come exceedingly complex so that one organization cannot hope to complete sthe mission indicated in that little scripture. So we should, there fore, be glad that such organizations ns the r. M. c. A. arise to nelp out in the work of the Christian church.
 Dr. Seerley compared the building of modern battleship with the building of the human body. He had gene through the navy yard at An Hapolis during one of his visits to the naval academy to talk to the mid el.ipmen before their annual cruise. He was escorted by the inspector and rnarveled at the complexIty and the careful detail In connection with bat tIeship building. The human body, however, he said, is a more intricate piece Of mechanism and yet as rule we neglect 1t. We start boys in life without giving them the thought given 6ne of the pieces of mecnanism in a hsttleship. A battleship never leaves port without a pilot, but boys are too often sent out both pilotIess and rud- derless. sss
 The Butterfly Marvel.
 The change of caterpillar into . butterfly was used as an illustration. Il Ills metamorpToSiS, IHiS WoHueFLuii oehange," he said lis made only for the purpose of laying a few eggs. After few days the butterIy dies This is life.''
 The wonderful growth of a butter fly was compared to the process of de- veloping a human soul. The reason
 
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