Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . Rev. Andrew Doak, Mr. Doak came to Trinity after havingwon his spurs elsewhere, but it waswhile he was still a young man,with all the freshness and vigourand enthusiasm of youth. He threwhimself into the work of the charge withcharacteristic energy, and he had the satis-faction of seeing the fruit of his Mr. Doak the congregation madesteady progress in every respect. Hispreaching was characterised by a keen andvigorous intellectuality, a robustness ofthought, and a force of expression whichgained for him a high reputation ;


Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . Rev. Andrew Doak, Mr. Doak came to Trinity after havingwon his spurs elsewhere, but it waswhile he was still a young man,with all the freshness and vigourand enthusiasm of youth. He threwhimself into the work of the charge withcharacteristic energy, and he had the satis-faction of seeing the fruit of his Mr. Doak the congregation madesteady progress in every respect. Hispreaching was characterised by a keen andvigorous intellectuality, a robustness ofthought, and a force of expression whichgained for him a high reputation ; while byhis genial personality and his great human-ness he won the confidence and affection ofthe people in a remarkable degree. took an Advanced Liberal positionboth in politics and theology. He became one of the most promineut and most effec-tive platform speakers in the Radical in-terest, and freely devoted himself to poli-tical and social work. Even in the pulpithis sympathies with regard to public ques-tions were never concealed. He


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