The Grand Lodge Question.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 365, 21 January 1890, Page 4

The Grand Lodge Question.

An oltrial ruling I .•»» I«>n rwirM l" 11 hi l*i»tnct Grand l/ilkt of Wellington. K.C., f «>m the Grand Secrruo of England. Colour! Shad well Clarke. »« to tlir mt« rpretation of ‘ill* of tl f Fngli-.ii Constitution. Tliie clau*e •»< inlrrprrtnl in tl ■ r*>l -iv l>y certain authorities agiviw • any threw n • inhere of • lodge to«* r.ght to rrtani the charter in •I f:aj of a decwx n of I lie majority of i. 'm to tr.ii; ft-r the allegiance • f a l-ndge to a naw constitution. Tin- vim «a» very -trorgli muil>a!trd I t tlie lr*.l.r. of tlie movement ui f.*\ ■ f t » ■ tabliditnent of a t rai I l«l"f -f New Zealand. Colonel t larlc. after a cot. 'iltiLon nub tu« Gnu I Ke.i-irar of England stale* that tie iu:itt>r naa MttUd in con i .r'lwi nitli tbe eaUtkliahniMil of \ •tralian Grand I-o<lge«. the Grand I •':r of I i.v*'<nd l.< Idmg that tlie will of tl.e ti-ajonly mu-t rule, and that tlie majority have power to ' i fir tlx allegiance of a 1-lge to a i.. a eon-iitutioii. line deei-ioii rail \e tne terioui difficulties in tbe way • f tl.e institution of the New Zrah'i.d tiraid L'-dge. TLe rule of f % (-rai d 1. >W» of Scotland on tbe » ;«ct was only adopted a Couple of y« ,r- n.>. and i» a copy of tlie English t lau-e. m> it at tlie ruling of tbe Grand Lodge of Fngland in tine ca-e will

apply al-o to Sc ittisb Lodges.