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RGLE
United Grand Lodge of England Freemasons’ Hall, Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5AZ |
Our ref: COMMS/RAHM/JMI-I/sdh/Gsecsl
lOth May 2005
Dear Brother Grand Secretary
The Regular Grand Lodge of
England
You may be aware that an irregular body styling itself the “Regular
Grand Lodge of England” has been gaining publicity through its own
website, the website of other irregular bodies and a certain amount
of ill-informed gossip in Masonic “chatrooms” on the internet.
It is being claimed that the formation of the “Regular Grand Lodge
of England” is a result of a major schism within the United Grand
Lodge of England that has led to a significant number of Lodges and
individual members withdrawing from the United Grand Lodge of
England. Those claims are malicious lies, with no foundation in
reality. Of the known members of this new, irregular body, only two
appear to have had any connection with regular Freemasonry in
England. Rather than Lodges having defected to it, there appears to
be only one active Lodge, self-constituted this year. Their website
links page shows links to other irregular, self-constituted Grand
Lodges in India and Europe, including the Grand Lodge of France,
whose Grand Chancellor, Michael Singer, has been appointed
representative of the “Regular Grand Lodge of England” for France.
I would be grateful if you could warn any of your members who might
be visiting England that this new body is irregular, and, that to
ensure they do not inadvertendy have contact with an irregular body
their Masonic contacts in England should be made only through my
office.
Yours faithfully and fraternally
RA H Morrow
Grand Secretary
Distribution: Grand Secretaries of recognised Grand Lodges