The matter was further complicated because Bishop Binney was painfully aware of the deep sincerity with which individuals held their beliefs on both sides of the question. History records that "Even within families there was a division of opinion. For example, in the Cundall family the younger daughter favoured the Tractarians and eventually became an Anglican nun in the Community of St. John the Baptist, Clewe, England ."15 This division was widespread and involved a number of the more prominent families of the old St. Paul's Parish Church; including the DesBrisays, Harrises, Palmers, Havilands, Peakes , as well as many others. The founding congregation of St. Peter 's Church was made up almost entirely of former members of St. Paul's. A few individuals who remained members of the parish church did financially support the erection of the new church, understanding the need for a church with free and unrestricted seating within the city. Bishop Binney was forced to be resourceful in order to escape the difficulties presented by the refusal of the Rector, Vestry and Churchwardens of St. Paul's Church to cooperate in the matter of the establishment of a second church within the city of (and within the boundaries of the Parish of Charlotte). He tapped into one of the issues of the day in order to circumvent the wishes of the Rector, Vestry and Churchwardens of St. Paul's Church. For some time, the Parish Church had been a leading advocate for the establishment of an Island Bishopric. Bishop Binney therefore designated St. Peter 's first as an extra-parochial free Chapel of Ease, then as the Cathedral Church for Prince Edward Island . This was possible because Prince Edward Island was not legally an integral part of the of Nova Scotia , but only under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Bishop of Nova Scotia until such time as it be deemed expedient to establish an Island See. This solution was possible only because of the unique situation that existed, whereby Prince Edward Island was a separate unit placed expressly under the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Nova Scotia by Royal Letters Patent issued to successive Bishops of Nova Scotia . Because the Chapel was designated as being 'extra-parochial' it had no fixed boundaries or Parish delineation's and was open to all members of the Church of England (Anglicans) on the Island. This solution to the existing problems was very similar to the actions taken by Bishop Binney in 1864 when he had moved the Bishop's Chair (sometimes called Throne) from St. Paul's Church in Halifax , to the Chapel of Ease which he then consecrated as St. Luke's Church and deemed the pro-Cathedral. William Cundall let his offer of the parcel of land for the second church stand in the face of the controversy, trusting in the wisdom of the Bishop. It 15. Malone, Canon E.M. The Foundation of St. Peter's Cathedral. (Pamphlet) St. Peter 's Cathedral Archives. 14