Woodstock School there. Return to England Gregson belonged to the Elm Grove Baptist Church and after completing his service in India, Gregson retired to Southsea by 1886. Gregson addressed the Keswick Convention of North England in 1886. Although a Baptist, he chose to be a part of the Keswick Evangelist team because of their swing to Modernism. In 1892, Gregson assumed the leadership of the Soldier's Institute at Portsmouth from its founder Sarah Robinson aka soldier's friend. However, he could hold this responsibility only for two years and his friend Sidney Smith had to take over in 1894, as Gregson was once again travelling to India. Visits to South Africa, Ceylon and India In 1894, as an ex-Indian Army Chaplain, he left England once again to visit South Africa, Ceylon, and India. In 1894, Gregson visited South Africa during a time when Andrew Murray, Keswick and Higher Life leader, was ministering there. In 1895, Gregson held special mission services in Bombay. In April 1895, Gregson preached again at the Lanouli camp (an old Methodists camp with tents, located at Lanouli or Lanowli known as Lonavla today, and renovated in 1893 ). It was during this particular meeting at Lanouli camp, where Pandita Ramabai, the famous Indian social reformer (who had already become a Christian in 1887), experienced a deep spiritual awakening and professed to have been touched by the Holy Spirit. After this meeting, she and her friend together had a conversation with Gregson where she asked several questions which he answered based on the Biblical Scripture much to the satisfaction of Ramabai. This encounter with Gregson, an active promoter of the Keswick spirituality, inspired Ramabai to attend and address the Keswick Convention during a return journey back from the US to India. Visit to Kerala In 1896, Gregson visited Kerala and during February 1897, spoke at the Maramon Convention, which is regarded as the largest Christian convention in Asia. Although a Baptist preacher, he was sympathetic to the Plymouth Brethren perspective and helped the local Christians to establish the first Brethren Assembly in the central Travancore kingdom (now Kerala). His visit to Kerala was organised by C. P. Thomas from Ayroor, a village near Kumbanad in Central Travancore. Gregson held many talks and classes with the priests and laymen within the Mar Thoma Church, after obtaining approval from the Malankara Metropolitan. Due to his preaching, many felt assured of