He further argued that besides the fact that P.E.I , is represented and served by a non-resident Archdeacon, the Island, unlike Nova Scotia and , is not divided into Rural Deaneries. Without the Rural Deanery there is no Rural Dean and no official organization which serves to keep clergy in touch with each other or with their D.C.S. Father Simpson ended his paper identifying previous practices of the Diocesan Synod of Nova Scotia which were further points of contention. He noted that although St. Peter 's Boys' School has been a constant feeder to King's College for over twenty years and had at times a larger number of scholars than Windsor Academy , it has never been recognized by the Synod , nor granted a place in the Report of the Committee of Education. His final point concerned the treatment of the Island clergy at the hands of the Synod . He said: The Island clergy are of average ability, and compare favorably with other priests holding the license of the Bishop of Nova Scotia . Yet, in 1890 not one of them was appointed to any of the fifteen committees connected with the Synod of Nova Scotia , and in 1892 only one was so appointed. — and he was put on the Widows' and Orphans' Fund, because he was newly married.! Not withstanding all these disabilities, the parishes of Prince Edward Island are expected to contribute to the various funds of the diocese, such as the Synod Assessment, the Bishop's salary, King's College, etc., etc., and also to support the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, in the same proportion as the more favored parishes of Nova Scotia .133 Father Simpson was not concerned with the matter simply to create a division of opinion on the question of the Status of Prince Edward Island vis a vie the of Nova Scotia . After having researched the relevant documents he was simply convinced that the status of P.E.I , was beyond question: Prince Edward Island was a distinct and separate unit placed under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Nova Scotia who had naturally assumed that the Island would one day be a separate with its own Diocesan Bishop. Father Simpson was interested in a practical solution to the aforementioned matters because they loomed as obstacles to the growth of the Church of England on the Island. He looked at the issue realistically: So long as the House of Bishops refuses to form any new dioceses, until an Episcopal Endowment fund of $40,000.00 be raised, there is no prospect of getting a Bishop of our own, since it would be impossible to raise one-tenth of that amount. The only way out of our difficulties, therefore, appears to be the extension of the of Nova Scotia , so that Prince Edward Island may be included in the diocese proper, instead of being a mere appendage, as at 133. Ibid. 113