Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . hristian life. It wasalways sane and sappy, always pointed andplain. He was faithful and helpful in thepulpit, frank and approachable in private,and tender and thoughtful as a womanwith those for whom the waters haddeepened, and who were tasting the bittersof life. During the most of his ministryin Aberdeen Mr. Masson had to strugglewith ill-health, although he never allowedthis to affect his preaching. The strain,however, was severe, and there was, per-haps, !ittle surprise, although sincere re-gret, when he accepted in 1884 a call to thechu
Churches of Aberdeen : Historical and Descriptive . hristian life. It wasalways sane and sappy, always pointed andplain. He was faithful and helpful in thepulpit, frank and approachable in private,and tender and thoughtful as a womanwith those for whom the waters haddeepened, and who were tasting the bittersof life. During the most of his ministryin Aberdeen Mr. Masson had to strugglewith ill-health, although he never allowedthis to affect his preaching. The strain,however, was severe, and there was, per-haps, !ittle surprise, although sincere re-gret, when he accepted in 1884 a call to thechurch at Coupar-Angus. There helaboured until April, 1904, when the tidingsof his death came with the keen sense ofa personal loss to those in Aberdeen whohad, 20 years previously, enjoyed the bene-fits of his ministry. On Mr. Massons departure, Melville forthe first time in its history went north insearch of a minister. Its choice fell uponRev. David Eaton, , of Dufftown, whoaccepted the invitation, and was happily 152 THE CHURCH US CR ABERDEEN. Rev. James Muir, settled in the pastorate before the close oi1884. Mr. Eatons work in Aberdeen wasnot of a. demonstrative or showy kind. Hepursued the duties of his office quietly butdiligently, and the outstanding charac-teristics of his ministry may be said tohave been its wisdom, its earnestness, andits charity. Personally, he was beloved byhi6 members for his genuine, gentle, andunassuming character. Always of astudious disposition, and with a brilliantrecord as a scholar, he still further maturedhis powers during his stay in eminence as a Hebrew scholar becamewidely acknowledged, and had it not beenfor his innate modesty, several importantpositions might have been within his than once his name has been proposedfor vacant professorships, and he has dis-charged with acknowledged success theduties of a Hebrew chair during a tem- porary vacancy. Dr. Eaton (for he is now the worthy wearer of a degree
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