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He said, more reverence in the house of God he never experienced. 

 He declared that many of those people put ours to shame in their 

 realization of the Divine Presence in their lives, and the reverence 

 and holy fear evidenced in their worship. I am very hopeful 

 about it, and I see in every way a great future for South Africa — 

 commercial future and spiritual future. I am persuaded that the 

 work has begun well and that it will go on. [Applause.] 



The Chairman.— Dr. Frazer has done very good work in bringing 

 before us the army at this time. At one period the army was 

 regarded as entirely distinct from the people ; but that time has 

 rather passed over ; now the army is more in touch with the rest of 

 the population. Dr. Frazer has mentioned the good conduct and 

 feeling of the soldiers, and I think that is very important to 

 remember, and I think it will be found that the conduct of the 

 soldiers has had a great deal to do with the happy settling down 

 that has gone on. There is no ill feeling, as far as I know, between 

 English soldiers ; on the contrary, there has always been kindness 

 and good feeling shown when they are in hospital or at any other 

 time they have met. AVhat is that due to ? Very much, I believe, 

 to the spread of the Gospel in the army. Now, as we know, many 

 efforts are made, and soldiers are not all the dissolute, idle and 

 corrupt people one was accustomed to think about ; but their whole 

 tone is better, and some are earnest Christian men. I remember a 

 colonel in the " Black Watch " telling me that he thought that there 

 was no place where a Christian man could be so useful as in the 

 army. I know of the Soldiers' Christian Association, which is very 

 largely developed in the army, and all of us can help a very great 

 work in the army by praying for them, by coming into touch with 

 them, and remembering them and looking after them on furlough ; 

 by speaking kindly to them^ and helping them so that they may be 

 more and more brought out in the future. 



We all join in thanking the lecturer for the information he has 

 given us this afternoon. [Applause.] 



Dr. Frazer. — I only wish once more to assure you of the great 

 pleasure it has given me to come here and to tell you these few 

 experiences. [Applause.] 



The meeting then terminated. 



