moral life. There is a rock at New London Harbour known as "Chappell's Chair" for it was there that he preached, espec¬ ially after the immediate landing of new setders.11 However, the Clark setdement was unable to succeed. The settlers abused much of Clark's investment and, at the time of the American Revolution, Clark was unable to pay his quit rents. As a result, the government sold his land to Governor Walter Patterson , who appointed Phillips Callbeck to oversee the properties. While many of the New London setders moved on, Chappell stayed to work for Callbeck. He continued to preach and spread the word by himself. Chappell later moved to Charlottetown and continued the cause. He made a living by building houses, furniture, and spinning wheels. He became the first postmaster of Prince Edward Island . Chappell died in 1825 at the age of eighty-five.12 During his life, Chappell promoted the value of education. He called upon William Black , the Methodist Maritime advis¬ or, to visit the Island. Black, later to be ordained Bishop, came in October, 1783 and was less than impressed by what he found. "I arrived on the 22nd and tarried about a fortnight. I preached several times in Charlottetown and St. Peter 's, but alas! The people in general appear stupid, and senseless as stones, altogether ignorant of the nature of true religion, and of that faith that worketh by love." " Bishop William Black was one of the chief contributors to the growth of Methodism in the Maritime Provinces. His fam¬ ily moved to a farm near Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1775 when he was fourteen. The young Black had been well-educated in England and could have pursued any chosen profession. It was in Nova Scotia , through attending a series of home meet¬ ings, that he converted to Methodism and quickly took up the cause.14 His work as an early missionary was physically and mentally exhausting as he travelled many miles to various set- dements to preach to uneducated setders. His trip to Prince Edward Island was considered a low point and he became extremely ill on the homeward trip. Black received guidance for the direction of his ministry in the form of letters from the 21 Origins of Our. Faith