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age and ill-health combined to deprive him of the privilege of active 

 military service, he was among the warmest supporters of the military- 

 measures rendered necessary by the colossal proportions of the war. He 

 was one of the early members of the Union League — at that time, a 

 most valuable and unpartizan agent, in giving national effect to local 

 patriotism. 



On religious subjects the information of Prof. Frazer was almost as 

 extensive as on those which engrossed his daily attention. Under Dr. 

 Wylie he had read a moderately complete course of theology, and was as 

 familiar with the books of the Bible, biblical commentaries, and ecclesi- 

 astical history as with any other part of his library. 



While thus thoroughly acquainted with the varieties of theological 

 opinion which divide the various sects composing the Christian Church, 

 he was, with the modesty inherent in many men of thoughtful mind and 

 earnest intellectual work, not disposed to obtrude his own personal views, 

 or to take part in any argument in favor of the excellence of one sectarian 

 formula over another. 



It is also true that his predilection for the Society of Friends rendered 

 him indifferent to the doctrines and human contrivances by which religious 

 bodies are differentiated, under the gradually increasing influence of 

 higher truth upon social evolution. But this very fact only made him 

 more sensitive to the great principles of conduct and feeling which 

 nominally underlie the various religious structures of modern civilization, 

 and to the necessity of practising in himself and exacting from others 

 an intelligent and consistent recognition of these bases of all vitality of 

 the soul. Judged by the standard of conduct, which is the evidence of 

 inward spiritual light, Prof. Frazer was as eminent for his moral as for 

 his intellectual qualities. 



The effects of hepatic disease upon the manifestations of moral qualities 

 are well known to every medical man, and it is not singular that des- 

 pondent feelings, accompanied with great suffering, occasionally over- 

 came his unusually buoyant nature, and produced at times a quickness 

 of manner and a petulance of language which doubtless gave offence to 

 persons who were but slightly acquainted with him, and caused him to 

 be occasionally harshly judged. But those of us who knew him closely, 

 kuew also that these were but the momentary effects of pain in a highly 

 susceptible and active organization, which he endeavored to control, 

 though naturally without constant success. 



In his charities he was liberal and unobtrusive ; ever ready to relieve 

 distress according to his ability ; always willing to work for the interests 

 of even an indifferent acquaintance, when something useful or commend- 

 able was to be effected. His maxim was, never to neglect what seemed 

 to be the duty of the moment — not to put oft* the occasion of usefulness 

 that it might recur at a later period. It was a favorite illustration from 

 physical science with Prof. Frazer, that much of the wrong done in the 

 world was not intentional, but occurred from inattention to moral 



