division. The smaller segment of the congregation, which looked to the new church with renewed hopes for a rejuvenation of the worship services, felt openly threatened by the passage of these two restricting resolutions. They had donated a good portion of the money collected towards the church building, had given their time in the planning and in supervision of the construction of the edifice, and had maintained a strong representation on the Building Committee. Furthermore, they sympathized with the renewing principles of the tractarian movement in England , commonly known as the Oxford Movement , and wished to implement some of the liturgical changes in order to accommodate those who wished to worship in this manner. The two resolutions adopted at the congregational meeting stipulated that the style of the church building (which is designed to accommodate a certain style of liturgical practice) and even the speed of the building construction, was to be determined by the Building Committee subject to the approval of the Rector of St. Paul's Church. Secondly, once the building was completed the selection of a clergyman for the new building was to be controlled by the congregation of St. Paul's Church in that the candidate was to be nominated by the congregation of the Parish Church. Pressing the advantage they had achieved in the April congregational meeting, the Vestry and Churchwardens called a second congregational meeting only one week later. They attempted to proceed one step further by moving a motion which would have the effect of sealing the fate of the new church on the issue of liturgical changes. The intention of the motion was to impose the ultimate domination of St. Peter 's Church by the congregation of St. Paul's Church. The motion set out the following directions: Resolved - that the powers of the Committee (to superintend the building of the new Church in Charlottetown ) at the same meeting of the congregation of St. Paul's Church held on the 16th August 1866 were and are simply confined to the duty of superintending the erection there of the style, decoration and arrangement of the building to be subject to the supervision and approval of the Reverend D. Fitzgerald the present Rector or the Rector of St. Paul's Church for the time being. The ministrations of the said church then to be under the direction and control of the said Rector. The congregation of St. Paul's however conjointly with the congregation of the new church when constituted reserve to themselves the right if circumstances shall hereafter arise which in their opinion shall require it or render it advisable for the prosperity and well-being of the church to make such a change with regard to the minister who shall have charge of the said new church and the mode and service of his appointment as shall appear expedient. And this congregation do again declare that the sitting in the said new church shall be free to all without charge or distinction and unappropriated for ever.13 13. Minutes of St. Paul's Congregational Meeting, May 4th, 1868. 12