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What was the dispute between William Preston and the Premier Grand Lodge in 1777 regarding the Lodge of Antiquity, and how was it resolved?
A public procession following divine service at St Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street initiated the 1777 dispute between William Preston's Lodge of Antiquity and the Premier Grand Lodge. The Master, Wardens, and several members of Antiquity walked back to the Mitre Tavern in their regalia without obtaining a dispensation, which the Grand Lodge ruled to be a violation of general regulations regarding public processions.
PrestonMackey
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What did the Antients and the Moderns actually disagree about?
The dispute between the Premier Grand Lodge (the "Moderns," founded in 1717) and the rival Grand Lodge established in 1751 (the "Antients") turned on ritual usage, degree structures, religious framing, and administrative authority.
PeterClaudyMackeyDermott
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Are masons getting dissolutioned with the institution
Internal dissatisfaction and administrative friction have periodically led brethren to withdraw, protest, or attempt secession throughout the history of the Craft. Disagreement over Grand Lodge rulings in early nineteenth-century Scotland sparked severe discord, leading one lodge master to sow dissension among his members and propose that his lodge secede entirely from Grand Lodge to operate independently. In colonial Bengal, administrative breakdowns led six Calcutta lodges to draw up formal memorials detailing their grievances against local leadership and petitioning the United Grand Lodge of England for direction. External opponents have likewise attempted to induce disillusionment by publishing distorted accounts intended to undermine confidence in the institution's history and purposes.
MackeyLyonFirmingergrandlodgeofindia.in
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