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 58 ADELAIDE AND VICINITY The Builders a large sjill from ihe captain of a ship in port, but, in the absence of conveyances and of laborers, he had extreme difficulty in transporting it to the city. Mr. Osmond Gilies, the Colonial Treasurer, came to his assistance. Placing the heavy sail on a truck, the Treasurer and the chaplain dragged the load seven miles along a dusty track in hot weather. The Trejisurer, who is described as a stout and jolly man, was the poler, while the chaplain, at the end of a rope, was the leader. Puffing and growing weary, they plodded along, but in descending a gully at Hindmarsh an accident happened. The poler vainly tried to hold the load back ; the pace increased until presently the Treasurer lay sprawling on the ground. " As neither j)oler nor leader was hurt, they sat down and had a hearty laugh while the fallen one dusted himself" — J. W. Bull. Then, with the utmost good humor, they continued and completed their arduous journey. The sail was rigged on North Terrace, and next day (Sunday) the chaplain conducted service in this strange temple. A wooden church was soon afterwards erected by subscription, but, as it was too small, the authorities determined to put up a stone structure. Mr. Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell donated an acre at the corner of Morphett Street and North Terrace, and upon it the foundation-stone of " the Church of the Holy Trinity '' was laid by Governor Hindmarsh on January 26, 1838. Mr. Gilies and Mr. Howard made themselves resjx)nsible for ^i.cxx) of the cost of this building. Subscriptions did not come in so raj)idly as was expected, and when on his deathbed in 1843 the rev. gentleman was served with a writ for the amount. "The Rev. Mr. Howard abounded in Christian charity, and consequently was beloved and respected even by those of the colonists outside our communion "—J. W. Bull. Trinity Church became one of the great and antique landmarks of the city. After the Anglican Church, adherents of the Wesleyan denomination were among the first of other sects to conduct religious services in the Province. The work was commenced by laymen, and early in 1837 funds were collected for the erection of a chapel and schools. A neat brick building was opened in Hindley Street, at the rear of the South Australian Bank, mainly by the liberality of Mr. ¥.. Stephens and a few others. Mr. D. McLaren, manager of the South Au.stralian Company, Mr. J. C. White, and other local preachers and class leaders ministered to the people on Sundays, and occasionally on week-nights. A regular minister was provided in an unexpected and a romantic manner. The Rev. William Longbottom, after laboring for years in India, was compelled to seek a more temperate clime for the benefit of his health. He removed to Tasmania, whence, after recuperating, he was instructed to proceed to Western Australia to take charge of a circuit there. With his wife and child he embarked in the Fanny, and on June 9. 1838. left Van Diemen Land. When off Kangaroo Island, on the i6th, the vessel encountered a succe.ssion of heavy gales, increasing in fury, until great seas broke on board on the 21st, and the ship became a wreck on the southern coast of the mainland, ejist of the mouth of the River Murray. A low, dark ridge of land w;is observed from the fore-rigging, and the captain sprang into the waves with the intention of getting a line on shore. The roi)e was too short, and the captain had to