contemplated before the synodical system was introduced. It is a modern and entirely an artiﬁcial creation: one diocese in one sense and for one purpose, the jurisdiction of the Bishop, and two as having two synods.172

The last explanation had the effect of neutralizing any logical acceptance of his earlier plea that "the Bishop and the Synod surely claim and exercise the same jurisdiction over the Church in both Provinces."

Canon Simpson Replies.

Canon Simpson replied in a letter to Church Work published on November 9th, in which he suggested that if Judge Savary had bothered to look up the Historical Records of the Diocese of Nova Scotia he would have found evidence which would seriously conﬂict with the judgment he issued in his letter of August 12th. He began his response by clarifying that the aim behind the concerns aired was simply to discover the true Ecclesiastical status of Prince Edward Island. He explained:

in the ﬁrst place no one claims that P.E.I. is a separate Diocese, but only that it is not a part of the Diocese of Nova Scotia, although it is under the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Nova Scotia. Before the ﬁrst Bishop of Nova Scotia was appointed all the colonies were under the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of London, but surely no one would contend that they were part of the Diocese of London, which has certain legally speciﬁed boundaries. Until last year the Fiji Islands were under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London, but when a Bishop of Polynesia was appointed, we were not told that the Diocese of London had been divided or was of smaller area than before. Again, the Bishop of London has jurisdiction over Central Europe, but that does not make France

and Germany part of his Diocesem

In reply to Judge Savary’s request for knowledge of the wording of the Letters Patent and Commissions involved in the original and subsequent appointments, Canon Simpson included much useful information, quoting the original documents involved in an effort to show, Without question, that Prince Edward Island was not an integral part of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. He

wrote:

the original Letters Patent of Aug. 9th, 1787 appointed Dr. Chas. Inglis "to be Bishop of the see of Nova Scotia and its Dependencies” and continues,

172. Ibid. 173. Letter from Canon Simpson to Church Work. November 9th, 1909.

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