ENR ee I ERD OX, I 
On 
his wonted endearing manner to his family,—only lefs animated, 
but affecting in the utmoft degree. Thus he continued to 
grow weaker and weaker, until his conftitution at laft feemed 
to be quite worn out; and in him the Church of Scotland loft 
one of her greateft ornaments, on the 16th of June 1788. 
Sucu was the conclution of the well-fpent life of this ex- 
cellent perfon ; whofe integrity was inflexible, whofe amiable 
converfation and manners were expreflive of the extreme worth 
and benevolence of his heart, whofe refpetable character 
adorned his facred profeffion, and who was the delight of his 
friends and of his family. Though gentle, unfufpicious and 
candid, in an extraordinary degree, yet, as his foul was in- 
fpired with that noble elevation which arifes from confcious 
virtue and freedom from all deceit, his indignation was excited 
whenever he detected in others any duplicity in condué, or 
any deviation from the road of honour. As in his public ap- 
pearances, the energy and animation with which he delivered 
and enforced his inftruétions, carried a conviCtion that they 
flowed directly from the heart; fo it was univerfally allowed by 
all thofe who were acquainted with his private life, that never 
any man more fuccefsfully illuftrated what he taught by his 
own conduct and manners. His charity to the indigent was as 
extenfive as his circumftances would admit, and in fome cafes 
went far beyond what ordinary men would deem to be con- 
fiftent with prudence. He took the greateft pleafure in pro- 
tecting, encouraging and bringing forward young men, who 
feemed to him to be poffeffed of talents which promifed to be 
ufeful in thofe fituations which were the objects of their purfuit 
either in Church or State, and he was indefatigable in availing 
himfelf of every opportunity to ferve them. He lived to have 
the fatisfaction of feeing many of them fuccefsful in life; but 
no one ever obferved him arrogating any merit to himfelf on 
that account, or even betraying a fingle expreffion which might 
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Account of 
Dr DryfMale 
