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JANUARY

t968

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WB JUAN C. NABONG, JR.

W8 ALFREDO ORIIZRW IIACARIO C. NAVIAWB JOSE E. RACETA

oFFtcERS, THE CABLETOW, !NC.

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JUAN C. NABONG, JR.

Secretary

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JOSE E. RACELAOSCAR L. FUNG

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IN THIS ISSUE

GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE

Pago

t2ET,ITORIAL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND FREEMASONRY . lv\r. Ricardo Labez 3

J\AASONIC EDUCATION . . . . . . WB C. F. Arkoncel, PM 5

HISTORY OF PILAR LODGE #I5 7

THE NBI AND YOU Atly. Romeo T. Saavedra 9

GRAVEL & SAr:D ... WB'Oscar L. Fung, PM IlREPORT ON MASONIC CORPORATIONS 12

MASO\S IMPLIM:NTING THE GOLDEN RUIE . . . . Bro. Pedro de Rama 13

AtL ABOUT ECTJMENISM .....:. ..... NBM 15

PAGING PAST MASTERS ...... VV/B lorenzo Talatala 17

WITH OUR YOUNG ONES . . . . . . Stanley Jacob, OdeM 19

MW TUTHER B. BEWIEY, PGM, PASSES AWAY . 22

MOR: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WB Aurelio L. Corcuera. PM 25

PITAK PILIPINO WB Agustin L. Galang, PM 26

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Qoand Vtaoteo' o ?/l.eooa.2e :

FACING THE FUTURE

January is with us and we sland at the threshold of the twelve monthsof 1968. We stand in awe of what ir will bring to us. Nonetheless, weare secure in lhe thought lhat whatever will be, will be; our lrust beingin God.

It is cuslomary that at the beginning of the year, as we look forwardlo the fulure, we also look back at the year iust past. We will knowbetter where we are going if we know where we had been. ln lookingback ai lasl year, we are reminded of the old goals we have sel for our.selves; \ re re-examine the efforts we have exerted towards the achieve-rnenl of those goals; and with these in mind, we formulale a ne\i, set ofguidelines for the accomplishment of new goals. These we call resolutions.

It is conceivable that the bulk of our resolulions concern our-selves and our families. lt is well ihat rhis is so, for rhe well-being andprogress of ourcelves and families consequently lead us lo a concern forthe well-being and progress of others, This is the essence and symbolof Freemasonry.

Let us take a look at the remarkable growth of Freemasonry in thePhilippines, particularly under the aegis of our Grand Lodge. While or-ganized Freemasonry arrived in lhe Philippines in 1856, il was in t9l7when Freemasonry here took on a revifalized posture. lt was then whenthe fusion iook effect, when Filipino lodges then working under the lwoGrand lodges in Spain ioined the American Lodges working in the Philip-pines which had earlier (1912) organized themselves into ihe Grand l,odgeof the Philippine lslands.

. From then on, Freemasonry took long strides in progress, quality-and quantity-wise. We are proud and happy for this lranscendental growthfor it shows that Freemasonry here, as it is everywhere else in the world,is a power for good - on its votaries and the people and governmenlo! ihe country in which ii has taken roots.

Lel us, all of us, in ihis Grand Jurisdiction, ihink about this with adeep sense of responsibility. I cal! on lhe new sets of officers of our

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tdiloual:IS GOD DEAD?

Since a similar slaiement, in the declaralive, appeared some elevenyears ago, we have been itching to write on so important and far-reachinga subiect.

ls God dead?There are two answers. Yes. No,Yes, god is dead. To many people, their god is no more animale

than a piece of wood, some flolsam or ietsam, moving about in the rippleof their imaginalion, in the vagaries of their minds. A politicion whosays, Ioud and clear, ihat god is ever on lris side, vrho will make him winin any political contesl, makes his god an inaminale thing, his inslrumenlfor his convenience. A nalion which bruits about lhe "facl" that its godprolecls it from ils enemies within and withoul, has an inanimate god.lndividuals and nalions, believing this about their god, like a basketball,to have and fo hold unti! the olher one gains lime lo snatch it from them,make their god so lifeless, so convenient. ln a way, they have beenceating lheir god in their own image, for use when and as needed.

No. God is not dead. He is a Living Presence.Many a lime, pasi, present and fulure, Masons have been, are, and

will be accused of bein.g godless. The accusers have been, are, ancl willbe the uninformed, ihe misinformed, lhe refusers to be informed. At least,lhose who are willing to take in a lirtle inforrnation about Masons and theirbelief in God, call the Masons blasphennous because besides calling theirGod, God, Jehovah, Masons also denominate Him as The Great Archileclof ihe Universe (GAOTU), The All-Seeing Eye, Crealor of Heaven and Earth,Almighty Father.

None can help ir. We Masons have a Living God. Figure il oul: TheGrear Architect of the Universe. One who plans to build a house will notgo lo a dead architect. Living Masons go lo a Living Architeci. We believein God who crealed and creates us according to His plans. Our lives arein His hands. We live and move in His being. There is rapport and unitybelween a Mason and his God.

Ag:in, iake: The All-Seeing Eye. This denotes God's omniscience andomnipresence. Presenl progressive lense. We do noi have a dead god;we have a Living Presence. God is here; He is everywhere and in thatconcepl, Masons conducl lhemselves conscienliously and consciously in thePresence, ever mindful that being in God's presence, 'Masons will do wellto walk the straight way.

"God is a spirit and they lhat worship Him nrusl worship Him in spirit andin lruth." We prove His truth by His spirit. The momeni man tries to proveHim as a thing, the prober runs smack againsi an inanimate, a dead one. Soback again to the proof of the spiritual. And, we rely on'faith, "the sub-slance of things hoped for and rhe proof of rhings unseen," as salisfactoryfor us.

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Challenge and Relevance.

Mr. Ricardo Labez

o Community Developmentand Freemasonry

Add,ress of Eicardo Labez, Public Rebtiot* Director, Intarnational Instituteol llurol Reconstruction, before the Anrutnl Cono*etttion of Masonia Lodgeeol Carite held in Imus, Caoita, Noaember 50, 7967.

When I was asked, over the tele-1>hone, about speaking here today,nry impulse was to say no, I am notrhe man for you. I stopped to listenonly rvhen cornmunity developnrentrvas mentioned as the subject yotrare interested in. It happens thatconrnrunity developrnent, especially inthe rural setting, is sonrething I amrvilling to talk on anyrvliere. To beable to discuss it rvitlr Freernasons,I regard as a particular privilege.I'hat rve rvould do this in Imus, Ca-vite clinched my acccptance.

For Imus has a special meaningto me and to Iuy farnill'. To me,because years ago - so mally yearsago he probably no longer relrletn-bers it - your erstrvhile nrayor andthe then governor of Cavite, NIr. Ca-nrerino, suggested that I come audsee this great, historic prot,ince.Curiously, we met in Bacolod on oneof those occasions lvhen he rvas rvitlrthe late President Quirino and I wasthere for our nelvspaper. The thenSenator I\{ontano, too. invited nrc.fully assuring me that, contrary tothe general impression, this u-as a

peaceful province.Perhaps both r\Ir. Carnerino and

Mr. \'Iontano, the loyal arrd faithfulCaviteiros that they are, r'ill be hap-py to know that I have come - Ihavc become an adopted son of Ca-vite and an active member of CASE-DEC - and what is more, I bear per-sonal testimony fronr my extensivetravels and community developmentu'ork in all tlrree regions of the coun-

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try that. indced, Cavite is one of themost peaceful and certainly one ofthe nrost prornising provinces.

Cavite interests nre for anctherreason - my rvife was born here,in this vcry torrn of Imus. I{erfatl.rer, the late Col. Garnra, s'as thenl'C provincial cclnrrnantler. Ifrs. Gar-nla was a pulllic school teacher andI rvould not be surprised if some oflou here wcre anlong hcr pupils.

llut, tnore than this, Col. Garmaregarded as his greatest fortune thathe belongetl to Pilar Lodge andco'.rr.rtcrl it his greatest honor that hehacl been given the privilege of serv-ing it as u,orshipful master.

Norv, if all this is not enough toqualifv nre to appear before .you,

there is the additional fact that An-dres Bonifacio. in whose honor to-<tay is a holiday, started out as aconln'loner, in vierv of which per-Itrps s'e can afford at least this dayto be charitable to comrnoners, in-cluding vour speaker. This i.s notsugqesting a comparison to ttre GreatPlebian. I am only submitting that,nou' and then, it may be rvell for ourleaders to trlrn to the comrnon peo-ph and listen to their common sense.

The great lesson to be drawn fromthe life of Andres Bonifacio is thatconrmoness is no bar to greatness.It is my humble understanding ofyour great order that Freemasonryis built on precisely this assumption.

Another lesson from Andres Boni-facio I am invoking is that of fear-

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lessness. Ordinarily, your VWBPisig, the manly and military n'lanhe is, is to be feared; so lvhen he

said I should speak for 20 minutesto one hour, I interposed no objec-tion, though usually I am good fornot more than one-half that time.But, fear not. I rvill not have Yottstanding out there in the scorchingsun that long. In the sp;rit of '96,I shall defy Brother Pisig. With alldue respect to him, I hardly thinkthis is the time or place to discusswith any practical thoroughness, as

he said I shoulcl, community develop-ment and horv Freemasons should getinvol'ied in it. nly suggestions onthat rvould be u'iser given and bet-ter received ir.r e:tch individtral lodgc.

Brother Pisig prepared me for thisaddress by pointing out that the prin-cipal tenets of Freemasonry arebrothcrly loae, rclicf and trttth.I should like to relate conrnntnitvrlevelopmcnt to thenr.

In the nrodertr context, cotutnutlitydevelopn-rent, like rural reconstruc-tion, is concerued rvith maximizingthe efficacy and efficiencl' of the de-mocratic process or, as the IIRR andPRRI\I put it, rvith "building de-mocracy from the bottom ttP." Itsfocus is on fundamental values andtlre riglrt beginnings with pe ople.

The truth is that in a fundamentalrvay you are being true to Freema-sonry in your interest in communitydevelopment. If Freemasonry is asystem of morality, community de-velopment is a system of communityservice. As pointed out by an UnitedNations expert on the subject, "Com-munity development, pur€ and sim-ple, is the improvement of local con-ditions by the community's own ef-fort and industry, ald not by someoutside agency." Therefore, in es-sence it is brotherly loze expressedin acts of giving rcliet to the needy.Scientifically thought out on the basis

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of observed and evaluated experience.this has brought emphasis on releasc

- rclease of the fotentialities of the

peopte for cconomic ltroductiztity- g?d'.rociol ancl potiticat responsi'bility

aimerl at the bolanced etroutth of the

irrdividual arrcl the total develottntcnt

of the conmtunitY.What is the truth about our com-

munities ? Horv do our people meas-

rlre tlp to the constittttional requisites

of a good citizen - Personal 9i*jP-line, moral character, vocation-al effi-ciencv. civic conscience and the dis-

.tlr.n. of the duties of citizenship?Wtt"t is the truth about what each

ancl evervone of tls is doing about

the nation's shortconrings ?

What is the truth about the nation-al leaclership on tl'rose deficiencies?

We are hcartenerl bv the spirit anrl

;rieep of arlministratiorr efforts' Therecent polls gave proof of the peo-

p1e's piofound approval. Still, rve

must - ask 'rvhetl.rer adrninistrators

rvould do their progratns the same

rvav if thev had it entirely in thenr

to decicle on policies and procerlrtres'let alone budget limitations and pres-

sures of politics.To be sure, there is much firing'

What of strateqic aiming?Are we reaching, hitting or missing

our marl<s ?

Are the people cooperating enouglr

rvith the governrnent in rvays thevshould ?

The truth is that rr'e do alreadYhave most of the blueprints neces-

sary for progress. Ours is not a prob-lern crf lacking lefiowJtow. Ours seems

a simpler case of being short on do'it.Let us do rvhat rve can do for our-selves - for our community - otlrcountry - the world.

\\Ie can do what we determine wemust do. In 1896, our national for-bears felt they had to declare them-selves politically free to maintain

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Taught by Self .

WB C. F. Arkoncel (50)

)Iachey's Detinition oi Freemasonry.

Freemasonry or Speculative iUa-sonry, according to' Bro. Albert G.Mackey, 33o, may be defined as thescientific application and the religiousconsecration of the rules and princi-ples, the language, the implementsand materials of Operative Masonryto the veneration of God, the purifi-cation of the heart and the inculca-tion of the dogmas of a religiousphilosophy. It is a progressive mo-ral science taught by degrees, veiledin allegory and illustrated by sym-bols, which has its moral, religiousand philosophical doctrines. It is afraternity of men bound together bya peculiar tie which inculcates itsobligation of kindness as a moralduty to his neighbor. Its. moral de-sign is to make men better to eachother; to cultivate brotherly love andto inculcate the practice of all thosevirtues which are essential to theperpetuation of brotherhood. A Ma-son is bound to obey the moral law;and of this law the very keystonein the Divine Precept - the GoldenRule of Our Lord - to do untoothers as lve would that they shouldclo unto us.

Its moral doctrines teach us to re-lieve the distressed, to give goodcounsel to the erring, to speak wellof the absent, to observe temperancein the indulgence of the appetite, tobear evil with fortitude, to be pru-dent in life and conversation and todispense justice to all men.

Its reiigious doctrines are belief inGod and in the imrnortality of the

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Masonic Education

soui, and teaches universal brother-hood of men based upon the univer-sal fatherhood of God.

Its philosophical doctrines involvethe s1,rnlq1i5m of the lost and recov-ered word, the search after the divinetruth, the rnanner and time of its dis-covery and the reward that awaitsthe faithful and the successful search-er.

According to Pike.Gen. Albert Pike, 33o, Masonic

ritualist and author of Morals andDogma, savs:

"A good Mason is one that canlook upon Death and see its face withthe same countenance with which hehears its story; that can endure allthe labors of his life with his soulsupporting his hody; that can equallydespise riches when he hath themand when he hath them not; that isnot sadder if they are in his neigh-bor's exchequer, nor more lifted upif they shine around about his ownwalls; one that is not marred withgood fortune coming to him nor go-ing from him; that can look uponman's lands with equanimity andpleasure as if they were his own; andyet look upon his own and use thenrtoo just as if they were anotherrnan's; that never spends his goodsprodigally and foolishly nor vet keepsthem avariciously; Iike a miserthat rveighs neither benefits byrveight and number Lrut by thecircumstances of him who confersthem; that never thinks his charitl'expensive if a worthy person be thereceiver; that does nothing for opin-

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ron's sakc but for conscience, beingcarefirl oi his thoughts as if act--ing irr rnarkets and theatrcs, and inas much arve of hinrself as of a wholeassernbly; that is bountiful and cheer-ful to his friends and charitable andapt to forgive his enemies; that loveshis country, preserves its honor anrlobeys its laws, and desircs and en-cleavors nothing urore than that henray do his duty and honor Gorl."

:tccording to Ncu,ton.Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, 33o, in

his morrunrental rvork, The Ituilders.says:"

"Whert is a tnan rr r\{ason? \'Vhenhe can lool< orrt over the rivcrs, thelrills and the far lrorizorr u'ith :r pro-fouud sense of his orvn littlenesi inthe vast scheme of things; and yethave faith, hope and courage. lVhenhe knorvs that down in his hearteveryone is as troble, vile, as divineas diabolic and as lonely as himselfand seeks to knolv, to forgive andto love his fellorvmen. When heknows how to synrpathize u'ith nrenin their sorrorvs, yet even in theirsins, knowing that man fights a hardfight against many odds. When hehas learned horv to n.rake Iriemls an<lto keep them and above all horv trikeep friends rvith himself. lVhen heloyes flowers, can hunt the birds rvith-out a gun and feels the thrill as anold forgotten joy when he hears thclaughter of a little child. When hecan be happy and high-rninded anridstthe mean drudgeries of life. Wheustar-crowned trees and the glint otsunlight in flowing waters subduehim like the thought of one rnuchloved and long dead. When no voiceof distress reaches his ears in vainand no hand seeks his aid withoutresponse. When he finds good inevery .faith that helps everyman toIay- hold of higher tliings

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majestic meanings in -life rvhatever

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!h" uame of tlrat iaith may be.\\,'hen he can look into a rval,sideanrl .56'6. sonrcthing lrc.sitles urutl'andinto lhe face of the ntost forlorn nror_tal and see sonrething beyond sin.\\'ht:n he linorvs hrtrv to pray, ho,vto 161's, horv trt hopc. \Vhin'hc haskr.'Pt faith rvith lrirrr.scl[, rvith his fel-lorvrnen an<l Iris (Jorl; in his hand asrvorl for cvil, in his heart a bit ofa song, glarl to iive llut not afrnid to,lie. In such ir man, uhether he berich or poor, scholarly or unlearned,fanrous or obscure, .l\fasonrv hairvrought her su.ct,t ririnistry..'

S rtm t r ut ri : c,J D c i itri ti o n.

l;rtrrrt thc c{)ltt(:\t ;tttrl cortrtotutiorr:,ri tlte alrovc tlcfinii.i,rn-i, it nray bc in-ferred that Freenrasonry is a rvay oflile gatrged froln the personal, natu-ral, social, iutellectual, moral antlspiritual points of vietv, tvhich guidesrrurn to be at peace rvith himself, hisfamily, his neiglrbor, his country. thcrvorltl and his God. It develops ancliurproves hurnan character and pro-motes self-study, self-analysis, self-guidance, self-reliance, self-controland self-intprovenrent. It involves :r

searching inqrriry into secrets anrlnrysteries of nature and human na-ture - a bold cxploration into tlreiields of the irrfinite, th; inr.isibleand the unknorvn. It requires a rnanto knorv positively his capabilities arrrlrveaknesses, his bearingi and nroor-ings in the rorrgh sea of human lifc.the high rnountains, the shallorv l.a-ters, and the profound depressions, soas to knorv u-here to sail with safr:-t-y, and to escape from disastrouscollisions, accidents and groundings,rlisasters and calanrities so as to tal<ethe correct direction onward to sal_vation, torvard sllccess and victorv.

Tlte Masonic Professiott.As the profession of law is base<l

upon the mtrnicipal law, politiurl Ia*'Tunr to p.g. 29

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7d4ta.? o/ ?iho Zod2e 7lo, 15l'ilar Lodge No. 15 is one of the

many Lodges in this jurisdiction rvhichhave buildings oI their own. It has athree-story building constructecl orrthe Lodge's 1,170 square nreters o[property facing the torvn park. 'fhcground and second floors are atI)rcsent ocr:trpie<l hy the Lnus Ele-nrcntary School. Ihe third floor isrtserl cxclusively by the Lodge. TheI-orlge also orvns a ceruetery plot oiaborrt -100 squarc rneters, for the cx-clusivc use of its nrcnrbcrs anr.l tlreirianrilics.

Pilar Lodge is oue of the. oltlcstl-orlgcs in the I'hilippines. lts found-er is a liilipino Catholic Priest. 'I'hcfirst light in Masonry was brouglrtto Iurus, Cavitc, by the late liathcrSevero Bueuaventura in 1894, rvhorva^s then a mernber of "Bathala[-odge" in lirmita, Nlanila. DonCa1'etano Topacio, then a nrenrber o[Parawa Lodge in Concepcion, Tar-Iac, helped in the orgatfzation. Aregular Lodge No. 203 was establish-ed in that year (1894) at Inrus, an<la charter obtained fronr the "GranOrientc Espairol." The name "Pilar"rvas narned after the town's patrorrsaint "Nuestra Seirora del Pilar."

The other organizcrs of the I-odgcu'erc Emilio Aguinaldo (initiated irrtl're house of Don Cayetano Topacio),Baldomero Aguinaldo, PantaleonGarcia, Juan Castafreda, Sixto Sapi-noso, Jgnacio Bella, Agustin Paredes.Canuto Encarnacion, Benedicto Ilano,Jose and l{acario Tagle; all o[ whonrtook active part in the revolutionrvhich broke out two yeat's later.They usually held their meetings inthe house of Ignacio Rella on SauJuan Street, but ha<l to rnove ouvarious occasions fronr one house orcanrarin to another. Their meetingslracl to lle closelv guarded. llecause

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the S!.anish Friars ap{ GuardiasCivil \\'ere then persecuting thcur..

During the period from the or-ganization of Irilar Lodge in 1894,trntil the revolution in 1896, hard-ships were suffered by the nrembers.\Iasonry in those days .ivas consider.crl l secret society. The Govermnentrvas under the prcssure of the Friarsrvlro n,ere the bitter euernies of ourFraternity. A,Iasons rvere condemneclby thenr anrl any one rvho had theurisfortrure of being discovered as arrrenrbcr, \t'as sure to be persecutedand tortured if not put to death. Onlythe brave and deteinrined men dare<lto bcconre nreurbers of the Fraternity.So in the revolution of 1896, all themembers of Pilar Lodge took amrsand became learlers. The liberty, hap-lliness and prosperity rvhich rve norvenjoy nrust be recognized as the fruitof the sacrifices of our revolutionists,u,hose leaders were mostlv N{asons orI(atipuneros. Those p.rron, lvererriclinamerl "Filibusteros" by the cne-nties of our freedom, the l'riars.

Emilio and Baldonrero Aguinaldo,Canuto Encanracion and BenedictoIlano, being all fronr Kar,vit, Caviteancl desiring to propagate X{asonryin their orvn town, established a so-ciety in the barrio of Binakayan rvhichtlrey called "Triangulo," pieparatoryto the organization of a regular Lodge,lrut it nas never realized because ofthe revolution of 1896 u,hich prevent-ed them fronr continuing thiir trfa-.sonic activities.

After the Anrerican regime wasestablished and the Civil Govern-urent inaugurated in the province ofCavite, Pilar I-odge u'as ieorganizerlin the house of General PantaleonGarcia in 1907; then rnoved to anold brick house on Tuclong Street

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until it was finally transferred to itspresent site at Tirona Street, wherea temporary building with but aground floor was used until thepresent building was constructed in1914. This Lodge, together withmany other lodges previously underthe "Gran Oriente Espafiol" joinedthe Grand Lodge of the PhilippineIslands in 1917, and our Charter wasgranted by this body on February13, 1917. It was just a day afterthe last stated meeting and annualelection of the officers of Pilar LodgeNo. 15, of F & A 1\4, rvhich took placeon Saturday, December 8, 1941 whenthe unexpected Pacific War broke out.It was considered a memorable day inthe history of this l-odge. Due tothe uncertainty of the prevailing con-ditions at that time, the elected andappointed officers were not duly in-stalled and since then, tl.re activitiesof the Lodge ceased.

During the perilous and hazardousperiod of more than three years ofJapanese occupation, the rvork ofthis Lodge was completely paralyzed.This may be attributed to the un-tlemocratic and imperialistic tenden-cies of the invading people, rvhoseattitudes tvere not in communion andin sympathy rvith the principles anclprecepts of secret societies. especiallyof Freemasonry. Practically all theI-odoes in the Philippines inclurlingthe Grand Lodge, imnrediatelv stoppedtheir vigorous and progressive rriove-rllents. It t'as durins this trf ingperiod when \ve can justifv oncemore, rvithout mental reserr,atior.r, thattnanv outstanding rtrembers of orlrI,-raternity have contributed valrrable.intelliqent and heroic cleecls n-hichshould never be forgotten and should

' bc rvritten in the golclen pages of ourfraternal achievements.

The members of Pilar Lodge No.15, in order to evade the injustices andbrutalities of the -fapanese, purposelv

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inhibited thenrselves in seclusion to theextent of making them unknown topublic notice. All the jewels, docu-ments and i'fnpo*artt paraphernaliaof this Lodge, were kept separatell'in the different houses of the bre-thren. But the building itself couldnot escape the eyes of the Japanesesoldiers who occupied it from 1942to the later part of. 7944, barely onemonth before the liberation, It wasin the premises of this building.rvhere one fateful day, a few of theyoung and innocent martyrs of thistorvn suffered the barbarous and fatalpnnishn,ents in the hands of the in-human Japanese soldiers.

In Moy of 1945, three monthsafter the liberation of this provinceoI Cavite, an inforn,al gathering ofsotne nrembers of Pilar Lodge washeld in the house of WorshipfulBrother Candido Sa-voc, the Treas-urer of said Lodge. It was duringthis meeting when the memberspresent decided to resume the activi-ties and pledged to stlpport the Lodge,in consonance rvith the instructionsfrom the Grand Secretary of theGrancl Lodge of the Philippines.The first stated meeting rvas heldin the Hall of the Temple for thefirst time, on Saturday, June 2, 1945l'here the brethren rnet each otheronce again in full vigor and enthu-siasm, and enjoyed the same spiritof cornradeship and fraternal rela-tionship under the supreme guidanceof the Great Architect of the Uni-verse.

The nrembers at present are facedrvith the challenge of rebuilcling thcirold dilapidated temple. Out of theirolvn contributions and some contri-brrtions from friends and sympa-thizers, the members tried to accu-tnulate enough funds to enable themto reconstruct a new temple in tirneto host the 35th Annual Convention.

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The NBI and YOUAtty. Romeo T. Saavedra

It is ottt happy priuilcge to uelcome to the pages oJ The Cabletow Atty.Rotneo T. Saatseilra, Pu,bl;ic lnformation Officer of the National Bureau of Inoes-tigatiott, who has gldclly consented, to cond,uct the Columtt, "The NBI ond You,"

I\{atters of comtnon interest to ura'ny are the varied crime Preventiunand police improvement projects oithe National Bureau of Investigationfor the fiscal year 1967-68 rvl-rich mavhave escaped the attention of peoplein a position to help in tht'se projects.In the crime prevention f:eld, starte4since five years ago. are the pulllicposters distributed in strltegic areasof the "Ten Most \\''antecl Criminal':By The NBI", jointly sponsored l,ya bank and the NBI, which has netteCabout tu'o hundred arrests. togetherrvith the "Wanted Person" columtrsclevoted by the Philippines Herald forabout a year, the Nlanila Times forabout six months, and the NlanilaChronicle, for about two lveeks. TheNBI has also put out a photo albumof srvindlers and passers of forgedchecks to the different banl<s ancl ho-tels here, under the in.ulediate sllper-vision of the Interpol Division, NBI,rvhich has also resulted in a largenumber of arrests oI these person,scn tlttgrante delicto.

Started about three 1'ears ago, theNllI Addiction h.rstitute, thc first ofits kind hereabouts, jointly main-tained by the NBI, the SWA, ancl theprir.ate sector, is responsible rnainlyfor the rehabilitation and treatrrent olmore than 300 narcotic adclicts rvhohavc been referred to the Instittlte ona voluntary basis. The lnstitute hasbeen cleluged rvith reql:ests fron.tcourts to have thosc convicted of

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violations of the narcotic larvs con-fined thereat. The NBI, horverrer,has maintained the polic.y oi accept-ing only those young offenCers and ad-dicts in the incipient stage. The Phil-ippine General Hospital and some drugcompa.nies joined hands in this publicservice. The addicts, numbering aboutfifty, at a time are housed at the NBIAddiction Institute at Tagaytay City,rvhere they are siven physical therapyand vocational training.

The NBI also, in association witlrthe Philippine Amateur Judo Associa-tion (PAJA), has been training theyouth under a selective basis, in athle-tics and sports judo to develop a 'soundmincl in a sound hody' as part of theju'r,enile control prograrn of the Bu-reau.

Also cluring Saturdays, maIehigh school studcnts, after properscreening, are taught sl.:ills in type-rvriter repair, bookbirrcling, carpentry,painting, printing, laminating, andother vocations to afford thenr train-ing and to help them rnake use of theirtinre profitablv. This is the juveniledelinciucncy control prograrn oI tlir:Ijureau. The NBI has also -qtartecl aproject to publicly distribute and disserninate a list of rnotor vehlcles, ttt-gether rvith the raodel, t.vpe, uralie,ancl nrotor nrrnrber for the public tohelp inlpouncl or force the ou'ners tosatisfy the customs taxes thereon,

The NBI thru the Narcotics Divi-Turn io next pagc

siun has also releasetl ior the publicinfornration arrd assi.stance uarcoticsleaflets warning the public of the dan-gers of these drugs and to report an)/i,iolations of this natttre to the NBIor its field offices. Likeu'i.'e, color-ing pictures rvith big bolcl rvords ofrvarning are distributed to youngpupils rvho are especially susceptibleto these evils. The NBI also has Putout 'STOP CRII{E' pan-rphlets forthe public consumption citing the lna-lr), lvays in u,hich the public can helpin the campaign against crirrre and itsforces. The NBI has also been res-ponsible for the publication and print-ing of the first Annual Crirne Reportin the Philippines, detailing the causesand volume of crimes throughout thecountry, inclucling the circur-nstancesof the offenders and the nature of thecrimes committed. This Annual CrimeReport has been corning out regularlyas a special issue of the NBI LarvEnforcement Nlonthl-,,,. The NBI hasalso put out a Uniform Crime Re-porting systetr in the Philipl>inesrvhich rvas adoptecl by the \,Ietropo-litan Police organization zind thePeace and Orcler Council. Under thissystcm, unifonn sheets containing da-

ta about crinre, its nature and distri-bution, about offenders anC their per-sonal circumstances, are distributecl tothe different police agencies in thecountry, to be returned to the NBI.rvhich uncier the larv, is the nationaJclearing horrse for crintinrl iufortr.ra-tion after filling thern out.

On thc police training lrrogratn o[the Bureau to irnprove poiice scrviceancl pronrote larv enforcelrrent effi-cieucl', the NIII Police Acacletrv,has conducted basic police trainingcotlrses and supervisotv r.'r tnanaqe-nrent police science courses for policcofficers throttghout the cc.tttttrl'.

Jointly 'rvith the National lir:r,nouricCouncil and AID, the ;riPI has rrra<ic

these police training cotlrses ;utrlntla-tory in the different cities enrl 1:ro-vinccs to :rfford i{reater part;cilla.tionamong policernen rvho are unablc toattend these police setninars in l\Ia-nila for economic reasons. Presenilv,the NBI has graduated morc than fivetl.rousancl policemen on both trarninglevels. This is in addition to the biguunrbcr of securitiy guarcls oi the clii-ferent government agencies ancl pri-vate corporations lvho i.1re tr;,irredrlong tlre sanre line. A

GRAND MASTER'S I!^ESSAGE From pase I

lodges to keep lhis thought in their hearts and minds: You are the front-runners of Freemasonry in I968. Think well, do well in and for your Lodge.Perform your sworn duties with honor to yourselves and inevitably you willhonor our Ancient and Honorable Fraternity.

ln fine, therefore, I call on all Masons io face the future with dedica-lion, resolved more lhan ever to do all we can in our povrer to make ourMasonry felt and seen around us. fhere is nothing lo fear excepl fear itself.With courage and fortitude, we can face lhe future knowing thai the hopefor friendship, peace, harmony and understanding lies in Freemasonry inaction.

NAARIANO Q. TINIOGrand Master

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GRAYETWB OSCAR

1l\\'B Clouratlo l-icnitcz, 1'G\[ arrtl

Sotereign Grand Conrnrander of theSuprenre Council of Scottish Ritc\Iasonry in the Philippines, rvas therecipient of thc highest DeMolayr\rvarcl, tlte Httnorary Legion of Hon-or, given by the Sttpreme Council ofDe}lolay, on f)ecetnber 23, 1967 inthe Green Room of the Scottish Rite'feurple. 'fhe arvartl ceretnotries rvercpresided over by R\\III Nlanuel IVI.

Crudo, Seuior Grand \\/arden, rvhois an Actir,e \fember of the DeN[olaySupreure Council ancl its Representa-tivc for the Philippines, Guaur audOkinarva.

\1\\/B IJenitez rvas cited for his

llronrinencc iu Masonic endeavors inthe Philippines, his outstandingachievernents itr cdttcational work in()ver half a centur), his ttnstinteclefforts in socio-economic develop-nrent of o'-lr country, and his laudir-ble share in the frarning of the Phil-ippine constitution as one of the"Seven \\iise Nlerr" of the Constitu-tional Con'i,ention thirty-four yearsilg().

()nr congratulation.s to \\'B I3ar.:r-

rri ftaynrrrndo, PtrI (149), tvho rvas

rccently pronroted to Asst. Manager,ri the Davao Branch of P\Il. UI,to ths tinre of his promotion, \VBlial'rnundo u'as Caslricr of the f)avacrI lranch.

AND SANDt. FUNG (N PM

4 Repo* (N V/aaorta tlctlouUca

I.,ittlc knoiur tcr

thc share of Wll's,lo and Jose Buhar'.

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ltpote Lodgc No. 29, rvho are help-irrg in the liirst Lad1"s 1>romotion ofhonre gardening in the country. Rc-cently, \VIl Dionido ancl WIJ Buhal'rvere called to Nlalacafiang to conferrvith l\{rs. Nlarcos on horv to cu'corlrage more people to have vegeta-l-rle gardens in available plots in theirlronres in order to raise vegetablesancl fruits for their own table use,not only to save money but more so

to eat vegetables for the irnprovementof the family diet. That there is anupsurge in vegetable raising even incities like Manila, attest to the suc-cess of the u'ork being done rvithotrtfanfare by the First Lady arrd thtable assistance of WB's Buhay andDionido, who head the divisions con-cernecl in the Ilureau of Plant Irr-clustry.

Congratulations also to IJro. Corrs-tancio N{aglana, (50), rvho rvas re-cently elected Congressman for thenelv congressional district of Davaodel Norte. Twice prior to the divi-of Davao into three provinces, Bro.\Iaglana was a menrber of the Pro-lincial Roard of Davao.

Kasilarvan Lodge No. 77, held apublic installation of officers at the.fose Abad Santos Hall of the Plari-rlel l{asonic Tenrple, Nlanila on Jan-uary 2, at six o'clock in the evening.

Dalisay Lodge No. 14, installed itsofiicers on the same date and timeat the Itafael Palrna Hall of the Pla-

nrost llrethretr is

Ponciano Dioni-Past trfasters ol Turn lo page 16ridel 1'onple

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RE\rIEW OT ACTIVITIDS OT'MASONIC CORPORATIONS . . .

Corporations owned bY Masons, in-dependent of, but collaborating'*'ith theGrand Lodge, reported a fairly good

year in 1957. They are looking forrvardto a better year in 1968. Among themare .

THE CABLETOIV, INC.The Cabletow, Inc., norv at the thres-

hotd of its third year, closed two years

of corporate existence with satisfac-tion on its part and of its members.tr'or the first time, it closecl the pre-ceding year with a surplus which itstrustees decided to hold as an invest-ment fund, to be augmented later fromother sources and used to start a cor-poration to own and operate a print-ing plant.

The office of the corPoration andthe staff of the magazine is now inRoom 14 of the Annex of Plaridel Tem-ple. As in newspapr offices, the placeis crowded, cluttered and chaotic, butnot confused. Because the presentquarters is a little bigger than the for-mer office which it oecupied for twoyears before, the Tlustees bought atable and ten chairs for use as a con-ference table.

Stalting from scratch in 1966, it nowhas office furniture and equipmentworth more than ten thousand pesos,

Its prized equipment are an electricautomatic addressing machine, snelectric automatic franking machineand the latest model polaroid ca-mera. Due to space limitations atthe moment, the reports of the Chair-man and the Treasurer rvill be publishedin a later issue.

THE CAPITOL lIIASONICCORPORATION

' Formerly the Capitol Masonic Tem-ple Association, Inc. based in QuezonCity, it has been allowed to change itsname to Capitol Masonic Corporationand increase its authorized capital

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from P135,000.00 to P500,000.00 in 1967.

Its original capital stock having been

earlier sold out, the increase in capitalwas a necessary step because of short-and long-range plans. In 1967 the firstunit of Arcade No. 1 on MatalinoStreet was completed and the last unitwas started this month, to be completedin March 1968.

The Board of Directors last Decem-ber decided to borrow half a millionpesos to construct Arcade No.2 on

Malaya Avenue and the Masonic Tem-ple in the center of the property. Byconservative appraisal, the lot of 4,700

sq. m. and the present Arcade No. 1.

free from any liens or encumbrances,is easily rvorth over a half a millionpesos.

As of this writing, more than I'alf ofthe increase in caPital stock ofP365,000.00 has been bought and re-served. It is expectecl that before theannual meeting of the corporation inApril 1968. most of the remaining ca-pital stock as yet uncommitted willhave been bought and paid for. Breth-ren and members of their immediatefamilies desiring to buy stocks in theCapital Masonic Corporation will please

see or write WB Jose B. Santos, Secret-ary, P.O. Box 97, Quezon CitY or WB N.B. Melocoton, Treasurer, Room 14, Pla-ridel Temple Annex, 1440 San Marce-lino, Manila.

THE ACACIA MUTUAL AIDsocrETY, INC.

In 1967 this corporation had a halfand half success. It made money onindividual insurance, but lost again ongroup insttrance. Basic causes are lowpremium rates, no medical examinationand no age limit. For the second timein so many years, the loss in 1967 rvasmore than P30,0m.00. After levellingoff the loss, profits made in individualinsurance rvill be diminished, hence theprospects for dividends usually gi.ren toto individual policy holders will not be

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The Golden Rule EssayContest.

Bro. Pedro de Rama (82)6tlt If onorol'lc trI e ntion

"All things rvhatsoever ye rvouldthat men should do to you, do yeeven so to them: for this is the Lawand the prophets". "Thou shall lovethy neighbor as ttryself. MatthervChapter 2239. This is known asthe Golden Rule; the $,ay to peaceand happiness.

Our life in this world is a proba-tional period in lvhich we live andwork out our salvation for that eter-nal and glorious home in the heavens.Since the birth of time man's life isa cycle of prosperity and destruction;from poverty and want, to a lifeof abundance and luxury, and backagain to puverty and sickness andsuffering, to prosperity and peace;etc. This is so, because men fail tolove one another and live righteousIives. They have failed in the great-est commandment of God. "If youhave done this to any of the least ofour neighbors, you have done it tome". Thus said the Lord. I\{enduring their period of prosperity givevent to their pride in' their hearts,envy and jealousy; thus causinghatred, robber.r', murder, and all kindsof evils.

Jesus Christ brought peace andgoodrvill among men by teaching themto love one another thru examples.If men would only love their neigh-bors there is peace and happiness inthat community. Seek ye anrl storetreasures in the hearts of men thruloving kindness and you are brrildinga heaven in that place. A kind wordtenderly spoken; a heart that beatsin sympathy; a gentle touch of thehand; a srveet smile; these are thelittle things that brighten the world;

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o Masons lmplemeniingthe Golden Rule

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that could influence a wayward ongan embittered life, the hapless andthe desperate, to a better life and maybe brought closer to his HeavenlyFather. Why do men build statelymansions wherein may dwell menhostile to one another? Why seekfor rvealth and glory whose pathwaylead but to the grave ? The moreman seeks for wealth and power andglory, the more he will live in miseryand in turmoil; for he lacks peace,hence no happiness. For he whoseeks his own lvelfare at the sacrificeof others, rvill lose himself, but hervho loses irimself for others will findIife in abundance.

The ideals and tenets of lVlasonryare brotherly love, relief and truth.These are the forrndations of peaceand happiness; the cornerstones uponwhich civilizations are built. If mencan only live and rvork in harmonylvith one another, they will surelybuil<l a glorious world of peace andhappiness. If l\4asons live by thesei<leals and tenets, they develop goodgovernments, better citizens andsound family life which are the assetsof a good community. Since Masonsare found in all climes, in all sea-sons, and in all places, and if theybe Ivlasons indeed and in truth, theywould be a great factor in the trans-formation of their communities forgood in particular and of the wholervorld in general. Let every Masonbe proud of his distinguished frater-nity, and be the guiding star, the em-blern of brotherly love in his com-rnunity. You have pledged to liveand let live and abide by that ideal

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u,hich is your charge and au obliga-tion to fulfill in life. Let us live a

life of loving kinclness, temperate inall things and tliligent to thc callof duty.

X{asons the u'hole s'orlcl over, areunited by that sarnc spirit of loyaltyand brotherly love. They are menof free rvill, of high moral characterrvith the strength of the strong menancl the juclgnrent of the rvise. Otherinstitutions of nren and nations thervhole u'orlcl ovcr, rose and fell lrut\{asonry st;l! star-rcls after the test ofa thorrsanrl veirrs. untorlched by thecatastrol>hy that befell mankind. Thisis because Masonry is above pettywars, and differences that rvreckeclpeoples and nations. It stands formoral decency and righteous livingand for the arnelioration of the hu-r1lan race. Masonry can succeed inits goal of building that brotherhooclof men under the Fatherhood ofGod rvhen every l\,Iason's heart is

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frrll of cnthusiasttt liutl ltossessecl r,lthat vitality nhich he reccived rvhcnhc rvas raised as a \Iason.

The ancie nt ,\Iasons rvorked irr

secret becattse they rvcre persecute(I.yet thev succeeded iu a large meas-ure in overthrorving tyranny and o1>pression. Tr:day il'Iasons are not per-secuted yet they are not as fruitfulas cornplrecl. Let tls not allow thctide oi evil and lasciviousness to en-gulf rrs. Let us be like the knights ofolcl, lacking in luxuries of life, vetcl1,nr,rlt. irr action. Opportunities forservicc are at every turu. Thel'crou,rl over t1s. \Vhy flee frorn theseopportunities ? Whv turn a deaf earto tlie cry of the unfortunate andthe needr'? Contc, iet us join liandsin the crusade against crimes, viceand all mallner of evil that is sucl<-ing the vitality of the peoples allover the u'orld. It is only whenthese syrr-rbols of t1.1anny and oppres-sion and crimes are crushed and de-stroyecl that rve carr build the fouuda-tion of brotherhood of men.

'Ihe Romans oi old boasted oftheir splendid citizenry which hasbeen developed thru hard strugglefor existence. After successful rvars.of conquests, Rome rose to a mightypower. Wealth and luxury flowed tothe city of Rome and corrupted itspeople. Good citizenship, the pride ofthe Romans, rvas lost and it cause<lthe dorvnfall of that mighty Romarreurpire.

Let us bring back the glory anclsplendor of that most ancient andvenerable craft. Like the knights oiold, let us girdle'our loins with thesrvord in one hand and the trorvelin the other and together let us stenrthe tide of evil, crimes, and corrup-tiorr that overruns the whole world.We have pledged to free the worlclof evil and crimes. Let us fortifycverv communitv with

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IICTJMENICILLO. .

A little lesson in iir:unrenisur in-volving the orvners of a smali prirnarvschool, the parish priest of a smallcommunity in a housiug i;roject inQuezon City, srnall cub scouts, theirparents arrd guardians. It happenerlin Bo1,s' lveek last nrontlr. The crrbscouts n'cre to have their inciuction,for the new ones, anrl advancenrentfor those lvho have been scouts atIcast six rnonths.

Thc school authorities had beengiverr permission to be in the last massancl thereafter, to use the church fortheir cub scout induction and advance-ment ceremonies in tl.re presence oftheir teachers, parents and grrardians.Usually, cub scouts' day in churchwas segregated; Catholic scouts hadmasses said for them in their churchesanrl Protestant scouts, in Protestantchurch services. That Friclay, De-cerrber 8, 1967, the school authoritiesthought it u'ould be something new tohave Catholic and Protestant scoutstogether in a Catholic nrass u,ith arl-clitions.

The parish priest, rvho had earliergranted permissiou, rvithout notice.cancelled the rnass for the cub scoutsand told the school authorities so, inthe morning of that day. The sch,>olhead literally flerv all around thegreater Manila area, using some thirtypesos for taxi fare to see the Crr-dinal and curates in other parishes.Semi-finally, the plan had to bechanged; mass for the cub scouts wasto be said in a parish church in

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another horr'ing project u,herc lircparisfr priest rvas ecumerrical. Hceverr callecl this Protestant reporter.l-]rother ! llrrt finaily, the parish priestu,ho first approvecl and then cancelleclthe nrass. cal'lecl rrp tlie school heacl acouple of hours bcfore tl:e mass. thathe hacl re-approved the pl;1n and thccub scouts rvith their teachers, parentsalrd guarclians corrld lle in the ltstmass of thc er.ening for their indur:-tion anrl a<lvancement cerernonics.All's well that ends lvell.

Thc adclitions in the mass? Ilr:-cept for one \{artin Luther hyrnn.the hymns and pieces plaved in thcmass by a Protestant organist, rvercpre-Reforn.ration church music, betterknou'n to Protestants than to Cathnl-ics, but purely Catholic. historicallvspeaking. This reporter presumecl thattl.rere must be Protestants in th,:neighborhood rvho heard the nrusic forsome of thenr canre dou'n their hornesto peep in the church to sce if e..'err,-bo<11' rvas happ.r'. Anrl thcy rverc.

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\l'c are gratefd to WB Dan DiarDe_ocales, _who, ,utith h,is family, now re-si.d.e in Pl.acertille, California, fm seniL-ing us, thnt WB Roneo Pasio, Secre-tat'lr of Lttzon Bodies, AASR, the fol-lotcittg story on Eqnnenism as practinedin the Statts. Tlwn.ks a lot, Bro. Dtn.

\IASONIC OVATiON FOR.JESUIT PITIESTt\ew Yorlt

"f u'ish that good Pope John couitlsee rne nolv-a poor, defenseless Jesuittaking his life irr his, hands before

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thousands of Free and Accepted Ma-sons. He would have loved it. Thisis the way he rvanted things to hap-pen'"

With these words, the Rev. RoberlL. Gannon, former president of Ford-hanr lJniversity, began his talk yes-terday at the annual dedication break-fast of the l\4asonic order in NervYork State.

The Masons lovecl it, too. Therewere some 5000 of them in trvo hoteis.Father Gannon spoke at both and ateach hotel he receivcd a standing ova-tion.

The Jesuit, the iirst Roman Catho-lic priest to address the yearly gather-ing of Masons, drerv rounds of heartyapplausc and guffar,vs of laughterthroughout his speech.

VATICANr\t one point, he remarked that when

the late Pope John XXIII convokedthe second Vatican council, he didnot expect the Nfasons to join theKnights of Columbus.

"But," Father Gannon added, "Isar'v in the paper the other day thatyou have been pla,"-ing around to-gether I.et me r\arn you to be

cRAvEt AND SAND . . . From ,"].,,Noli-me-Tangere Lodge No. 148

installed its officers on January 3, atthe Rafael Palma Hall. The instaila-tion rites were in a tiled Lodge. Afterthe ceremonies, the visitors were in-vited to dinner.

Bro. Galen Forsythe of Biak-Na-Bato Lodge No. 7, was elected Sen-ior Warden of George WashingtonLodge in Kaiserlautern, Germany.

Funeral Services in honor of thelate MW Lrther Boone Bewley was

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on your guard. You may wake upsome morning and find that youhave joined not only the Knightsof Columbus, but the Jesuits."

His reference was to an announce-ment last month that the Masons andthe Knights of Columbus were plan-ning joint national programs in the"moral, civic and social action fields."

Antagonism betrveen Masons andRoman Catholics goes back to a Pa-pal bull issued in 1738 by Pope Cle-ment XII in rvhich he condemned thelVlasons on the ground that their beliefsand rituals constituted a false religion.

EXCOT,IMUNICATIONRoman Catholics still are forbidden

to joip the l\'fasons under pain of ex-communication.

The lllasonic order, or Freemason-ry, calne to the United States in the1730s.

The Knights of Columbus wasfounded in 1882 by a Roman Catholicpriest, in New Haven, Conn. Secretorganizations were popular at thetime and Catholics were not permittedto join ther"n, so they formed theirown.

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held last January 4, 1968 under theauspices of the Grand Lodge of thePhilippines and the Supreme councilof the Scottish Rite of Freemasonryin the Philippines.

The team that performed the cere-monies was composed of the follow-ing MW I\{arianb Q. Tinio, Worship-ful Master, RW i\{anuel M. Crudo,Senior Warden; RW Edgar L. Shep-lev, Junior Warden; 1\[W Cenon S.Cervantes, Treasurer; MW EstebanMunarriz, Secretary; MW CharleslMosebrook, Chaplain; VW Hermo-genes P. Oliveros, IUarshal, VW Lo-

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Let's see them.

VWB Lorenzo Talatala

_,Following Masonic tradition, theNlaster of the Lodge, during histe-ng_e_

_o_f office, represents the pillarof WISDOM and he is abl1, assistedby tlre Senior Warden as the pillarof STRENGTH and the JuniorWarden as the pillar of BtrAUTy.Durinq his incumbency, the Masterenjoins every elected and appointerlofficer for the ensuing year, as u,ellas all the other members of the Lodgeto cooperate with him in carrvingout the proqram of his administraiion.He asks,everyone to come to the Lodgepunctually and regularly, to performhis assiqned tasks devotedly and well,cooperate tvith one another, maintainhanrony and to work together as one,for the l;etterment of the Craft in gen-eral and of the mother Lodge in par-ticular. To insure maximurn results,the _Master usually leads the way, bysetting the example for otheis toernulate. He serves as an exemplarin more rvays than one, to guide thebrethren in their efforts to attain thedesired objectives. Soon the Masonicyear closes and another set of officersare elected and appointed. Thenamiclst applause and approbation ofthe brethren, the installation ceremo-nes for the new set of officers are held.Then, a nerv Past Master is added tothe roll, and a nerv member of theGrand Lodge in the jurisdiction ofthe Republic of the Philippines takesa bovr,. He norv joins the illustriousgroup of Past Masters, which may beclassified into three (3) categoriespictured hereunder:

I. FAST PAST MASTERThis category is best exemplified

by a Past Master rvho. even after

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Paging Past Masters

vacating the oriental chair, nevermisses to attend any stated or spe-cial rneeting of the Lodge and is sorne-times reelected as Master, electecl asSecrettrry or Treasurer, or appoint-ecl as tr{arshal or chairman of an iur-lrortant and/or indispensable Lodsecor.nmittee. Some are appointed asGrancl Lodge officers in fitting re-cosnition of , and award for, theirMasonic u'orth and oast accomplish-ments. As always, they remain ac-tive and steadFAST in their truedevotion to Masonry. Literally, thel'are reall.y tost in stretching forth theirhelping hands to aid and assist, in an1,'

manner possible. with the needs of theLodge and of the brethren who maybe in need of assistance. We cannothelp but admire and pay high tributeto the brethren of this category. In-side and outside of the Lodge theyserve as instructors of the less in-formed brethren, and of those who arenew in the Fraternity. They readilyextend to them their guiding handand act as torch bearers for those whoare less fortunate not to be in the sameMasonic light. To them the Craft isgratefully indebted and as a fitting re-cognition of their valuable contributionto Masonry, they have earned forthemselves the indisputable right tothe award of the honorary title of

2. PASSIVE PAST MASTERTo this category belongs a large

nurnber of I-do-not-care type of PastI4asters. Some may have paid theirdues regularly, but attend Lodgemeetings only every now and then -as they please. Also, they attend im-

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portant Lod.gc affairs especially dur-ing the installation of officers, bar.r-qtrets ancl other N{asonic gatherings.Thev comprise the class of Past llas-ters rvho, during their ir.rcun.rbcncy,cannot even open an<l close a Loclgcof Mastcr l\fasons. confer anv dcgree,receivc i\{asonic dignitaries in openLodge or conduct the flag cerenton\',etc. A nurnllcr of thern can onlrv opcnand close a l-oclge of Nlaster Xfasons,utlrcn reading thc Il[onitor. in z:iola-tion of Ed,ict No. 46 s-1962 of theGrand l-odge of the Philippines.After relir,quishing the oriental chairto their successors, they believe thattheir responsibility is over and thatothers have already assumed the bur-den of rnnning the affairs of theLodge. So, they remain passively atease and unconcerned over the futttreof the Lodge - rvhy lYorry, so theysay. Of course this attitude is re-prehensible an<l should be correctedimmecliatcly. Soon they forget en-tirely rvhatever little they knorv ofthc rituals. They become rusty andcventually farle au'a.v from the scene,to avoid embarrassment insicle theLodqe. It takes a lot of convincinqand prodding, with the assurance thatthey will not be given work to parti-cipate in, to bring them back to theLodge meeting. It may not be farrom the truth that, this category ofPast Masters might have been in-terested only in prefixing the title"Worshipful" to their names and tobe called members of the Grand Lodge,but in reality they do not have thereal zeal and interest to be of serviceto the Craft, to the brethren, and totheir fellowmen. They are truly de-serving to be awarded the derogatorytitle of PASSIVE PAST NIASTER.

3. FASTING PAST MASTER

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clclnations to thc I.ratenrity. Quite anumber also becorne I\{asters becauscoi their personal influence and po-ptrlaritv in the coutnrunity. The meur-bcrs of the Lodge, thinking that withtheir nra.gnaninrity, influence and pres-tige, thel' could srvav the Lodse toactivity and stir the interest of thcconrnrunitv tor.,'ards the promotion ofthe highcr intcrests of the Order, electthem to oiiicc. Rut. the sarne brethrerrsoon rcalize their rristakes, for theonly time that this type of N{aster,lvhonr thev clectecl, attends the meet-ing of the Loclge is tvhen he is installeclin office and nel'er. . .never more.Soon his ternr of ofiice is over. Heis presentcd rvith a Past N'Iaster'sjeu'el ll1' his Loclge and a Past Mas-ter's certificate bv the Grand Lodge,despite the fact that tlre onlv time he\vas seen inside the Lodqe Hall, rva.s

during his installation to office anclrvhen he relinquished the oriental cirairto his successor and to receive thePast N{aster's jewel and Past Mas-ter's certificatc. Unrvittinqlv, tht'Grand Lodge is thus involved in is-suing the certificate to an undeservingPa^st l\fastcr, throngh the recommen-dation of a "benevolent" Lodge.Then he joins the lonq list of FAST-ING PAST N{ASTERS, in thcsense that they are likened to thepeople rvho, during the Lenten Sea-son, seclude themselves from others,refrain from eating food for a ferr'days and all they do is hibernate andconternptate. In the case of somcPast \Iasters they seclude themselvesfrom the Lodge all the year round

- a long "Lentgn Season" for them.indeed. They remain hibernating anrlcontemplating rvithout attendingLodge nreetings. despite notices re-ceived and telephone calls from theSecretary and invitations from thebrethren. By their behavior, thevcause demoralization and disgustamong the brethren. They serve as

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WITH OUR YOUNG ONES

'I'he Philippine Priory, - Order olKnighthood, has just corne throughrvith another successful benefit show.They presented in Abelardo Hall,University of the Philippines campus,the well-known musical, "Camelot",produced largely by mernbers of theiaculty and students of St. Joseph'sCollege of Ouezon City and the Sanlleda Glee Club. rvith the assistanceof the Cafa Singers, Lads and Lassesand Hush-A-Byer.

The cast is headecl by Co-nrad Par-ham as I(ing Arthur; Carmen Bar-redo as Queen Guenevere; MattriceGallaga as Lancelot; Iticardo Galla-ga as Pellinore; and others. It is ahighly acclaimed production and thePriory members are to be congra-tulated for their labor in presentingit to the public.

Among those lvho helped in thepatronage of the presentation on Dec.lZ, 1967 are: Philippine Bodies.r\ASR: Jose Abad Santos Chapter,Loyalty Chapter, Quezon City Chap-ter, and lln.urranuel Baja Chapter,Ordcr of DeMolav; Bethel No. 2,lnternational Order of Job's Daugh-ters; Perla Assembly, Order of Rain-borv for Girls; Dad & iMom ArsenioReyes, Dad Cornelio Aguirre, DadI-eon Vidallon, Miss. Divina Fascual,Iliss Cel-v Ganrboa and others.

The visitation of NIom Velma\\,'ilson, Supreme Guardian of theInternational Order of Jobs' Daugh-ters, to Bethel No. 2, tr,Ianila, rvasa lesson in collaboration and nnder-standing. The Jobies of Bethel No.2, rvho meet on the second and fourtlrSundays of each month in the JoseAhad Santos Hall, Plaridel Tenrple.had to hold their meeting for theSuprenle Guardian's visitation on Sa-turday, January 20, 1968 because ofthe limited time of the SupremeGuardian in the Philippines. Thatclay, all three Lodge halls in the Tem-ple lvere in use. The Dads of Islancl-Luz-Minerva Lodge No. 5 had theuse of the Jose Abad Santos Hallfrom 2:00 PM, but knowing aboutthe predicament of the tr:Ianila Jobies,readily agreed to split their statedu.reeting and installation to give theJobies trvo and one-half hours. ThcDads had their stated meeting from2:00 to 4:30 PI\{ and resumed theirmeeting for installation at 7:30 PXIto give the Jobies the use of thefroru 5 :00 to 7:00.

While waiting for the public instal.lation, the Dads and Moms were in-vited to the Jobie ceremonies and soirnpressed were they of the thingsthey saw that severaiDads and I{orisafter the meeting nt,..or*.,,Tj.jl,..lrT

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bad examples to the other membersof the Lodge, and aggravated by thefact that they are the Past Mastersof the Lodge. There is no doubt, thatrve who voted them to office are theones largely to blame, for if we u'ereonly judicious enough in selecting theofficers to govern our Lodges, this des-picable situation could have beenaverted. This is a serious maladyrvhich has infested many of onrLodges, ancl ...it is contagious. Totherr.r therefore, rvho deliberately failirr their duties, through complacencvand rvillful neslect, the clisgracefultitle of FASTING PAST MAS-TER is a fitting rervard. Indeed, theydo not deserve to be called PASTMASTERS.

There is no doubt, we must admit,that the IUaster rvho devotedly attendsto his duties for the rvelfare of theCraft is truly the supporting pillarof the Lodge. He symbolizes theactive creative power, in the absenceof u'hich, our efforts aims and as-pirations cannot be fully realized. Hesymbolizes life itself, inside and out-side the Lodge. As he dons the PastMaster's apron, he leaves a perma-nent imprint of gold in the archivesof the Lodge rvhich will forever dwellin the mernories of the brethren, thelasting gratitude and appreciation fora u'ork rvell done. He remains astrong pillar of the Lodge, even longafter he had vacated the oriental chair.

On the other hand, those Mastersu'ho do not pa-v attention to the af-fairs of the Lodge cluring their in-cumbency, ancl rvho after their tenureof office, continue their indifference,earn for themselves the disgracefultitle of PASSIVE AND FAST-ING PAST I\{ASTERS. They svnr-bolize the beautiful BROKENCOLUMN near the SS of HH ofKST. denotinq the untimely death ofthe Grand l\{aster Architect tvhen as-

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saulted and murdered by the ruffians.And...if, I were free to give mean-ing to the WEEPING VIRGIN, un-folding the wringlets of her hair, withthe acacia in her hand, it is my feelingthat a portion of her teardropsshould be cledicated to the unfinisheclstate of the Temple, and a f ortionto the bi(t tnisfortune of the Fraternitl,in adntitting tkent. into its fold, andlatcr aggrouatinq ntatters bt electinotltenr a.s Mtslcis - the PASSIVEancl FASTING IIASTERS, who,instearl of helpinq the Fraternitl'.demoralize its members through thcmisgovernment of the Lodqe, overwhich they are called upon to preside.Sorne Masters clo not even endeavorto read and stucl-y the l\fasonic Lau'Book, our Constitution. and thus re-main ignorant of its provisions. Eventaken for qranted, that the Master isvery hiqhly educated. he may be agenirrs in arts and sciences. riell po-lished in any field of learning, anspecialist in his line of profession, butif he takes his duties for granterl.rvithout paving clue attention to it andfails to make any effort to inrprovehimself in l\{asonrv, thus rernainingin the dark regarding its mvsteries.and above all, he absents himself fromstatec! and special meetinss. hcremains just the same, an offressiz'eburden to the brethren of his Lodge.To the l>rethren, therefore, s'ho areabout to occupy the oriental chairand to those who in the future shallgovern the Lodge from the East, itu'ould be for their olrn good and forthe good of everyone 'r'ho are prondof being tr{asons, to conternplate andopen up their minds to the saclrealities besetting our Lodges.

The foreeoing presentation of ourvery own shortcominqs, do not pre-tend to be complete or exhaustive. Itrnay not even be as comprehensive asit should be, and that there are stillmanv more that could have been in-

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GOLDEN RULE.. From pase t.t

good government and sound fanrilylife with high morality and soundjudgment.

The rvorld is torn by politicaland racial differences and religiousstrifes. N{asonry is above all thesedifferences. It stands for worldunity, rvith brotherly affection for allcreed, color and belief; helping thepoor and the needy, and in the searchior truth which makes men free, "Forrvhatsover things are noble, lvhatso-ever things are honest, whatsoeverthings are true, whatsover things areof good report, if there be any vir-1gs" - do these things.

IUasons keep the charge. Let yourlight shine so that men and civiliza-tion may continue in their march toprogress. Yours is the hand to lift:r weary traveler rvho stumbled inthe dark and perilous journey of life.If you fail to perform your duty,you have a part in the destructionof that life for you have received thechargc, and yours is the sin of om-nllssron.

Living examples are rnore inrpres-sive and dynamic in their results thanvolumes of books lvritten or sermonspreached. A crinle has a far reach-ing effect than good deeds, as theporver of evil is tenacious ancl dead-ly. Let us destroy the symbols oftyranny and oppression and replacethem rvith deeds of kindness, loveand charity. Charity is the greatestvirtue. It is the connecting link be-trveen God and nran. Let us do deedsof charity and rvin thc world {orlrrotherly love.

llasons are builclers indeed. Theyuot only builcl that strength of char-acter, that dedicated life and personal;rnd moral integritl', but nations asrvell. Arnerica the greatcst nation to-day, had George Washington, lvhoseleadership, together rvith sotne Ma-sons in his cabinet, laid down thc

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foundation of that great nation. Dur-ing the civil war rvhich threatenedthe national existence, Nlasons playedtheir part rvonderfully. During theperiod of reconstruction, Masonsshared in binding of the rvounds ofthe bleeding nation. In the Restora-tion program, Masons worked hardin the rapid growth and progress ofthe nation.

All over the world you will findrVasons who helped in the great taskof nation building. In the Philip-pines, we have Jose Rizal, foremostamorlg the heroes, who struggled anddied for the emmancipation of theFilipino people from ignorance, pov-erty and slavery. Andres Bonifacio,N:[arcelo H. del Pilar, Aguinaldo,and a host of other heroes whofought and died in the defense offreedom and personal dignity. Lotus continue the work these Masonshave left us, to free the worldfrom crimes and evils of all kinds.Catch the torch of service and holdit high, so that the ideal of Masonrymay brighten the world and mankindmay live as one people under God.With our living examples of righteouslile; "rvith malice towards none" ;ever praying for that divine guidance,and when we come to the end oI ourlifc's journey, we appear before thatSrrpreure Architect of the Universe.He will say unto us "Well done, thougood and faithful servant, enter thouinto the kingdom of heaven rvhichis prepared for you". A

*+'*WITH OUR YOUNG. . . From paee .leblanks for their daughters. Thel,rvanted their young ones to share an,,have a part in the beautiful teach-ings and ceremonies of the Orcler.. The Sister Jobies are grateful to

the Dacls of Island Lui tr{inen:r.especially to Dad Hidalgo, new Wor-shipful Master, and Dad Romulo, theSecretary. A

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?rr?ft y'aCiea €. &eule7 ?aaaeo /aaV)IWB Lutl-rer IJ. IJervley, PGIVI,

died early urorniug of f)ecember 29,1967 of conrplicati<-rns follorving bron-chial pneumonia. He lvas 91 yearsold at the tin-re he passed arvay.

\{!\r Bewle1,, a Tennessean, arriveclin the Philippines in 1902 on theTransport 'fhomas, and rvas, at thetime he ascended the Celestial Lodge,one of the very ferv remainir"rg"Thomasites" who calue to the I']hil-ippines at the turn of the century toteach the young ones of the cottutry.He rvas otre of the principal foundersand architects of our ptrblic schools1,stem.

He served untler all thc Americangovernors gerreral and high comtnis-sioners and thc first three Filipinopresidents of the third republic. Hewas marriecl to the fornrer EleanorGertrude l{orris of Indianapolis rvhodied in \Ianila in 1956. They haveone daughter, Virginia, now iMrs.Conrad Geeslin, and three grandsons:Conrad, I(eith and Philip.

I'I\\.r ilervlev became a \{ason in

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renzo N. Talatala, Senior Deacon;VW I\{anuel T, Paz, Junior Deacon;VW l3enjamin Gotamco, Senior Ste-ward; VW Leon A. Vidalleon, jun'ior Stewarcl; VW Jose N'Ia. Cajucom,Ilible Brarer; :rnd VW Eulogio O.Naclal, Tyler.

I11. Conrado ISenitcz, Sor,. GrandComnrander of the Sttpretne Councildelivered the Eulogy for the SuprerneCouncil and N{W William H. Quashadelivere<l the eulogy for the l\'Iost\\ror. Grand Lo<lge of the Philip-

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the Philippines and rvas elected Gran<lX'Iaster in 1960-61. He s'as a 33o.

SGIG. and active tnentber of theSnpreme Council.

His remains laicl in state at Frtnc-raria Nacional until January 3, i968at rvhich time it was transferred toPlaridel Masonic Temple and fttneralservices rvere couducted by the GrandLoclge on January 4. He u'as inter-cstecl in the N'Iasonic plot at Centett-terio clel Norte.

f)r. Carlos P. Itoruttlo, Prcsidentof the University of the Philippinesand concttrrentlv Secretary of Ecluca-tior.r, saicl of \I\\I llervley' : "LutherI-1. Beu'ley served the cause of educa-tion in the Philippines rvith colnpe-tence ancl dedication. He r.vas oucof the pioneers rvho came to ottrcountry on a mission to help estab-lish our educational s1'stern. Ife start-ed from the bottom and rung by rtrng-he ascended to the positions of res-ponsibility that he occupied rvith hon-or to hirnself and credit to his coun-trl'."

lline s.

Primera- Luz Filipina Lodge No.69 heid its installtaion of officers fortlre year 1968 on' Decen-rber 30, 1967in Ilinakal-an, Cavite. The ceremo-nies rvere conducted in the vcrnacu-lar. WB Legaspi and WB Barcegau'ere Installing Officer and Nlaster oiCerernonies respectively.

On the same occasion, WB }Iaria-no Ilar.ro was awarded the fifty-yeargold pin. I\,IW Cenon Cervantesrurade the presentation. A

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t{reir self-respect. They preferredcrrtain death to continued sul)ser-vience to tyrannical foreign rule. If\\:e are to achieve economic dignityin our day, we must be ready to suf-fer and endure the ternporary harcl-ships and privations of a principled,disciplined nation in transition. it isthe price rr'e lnust pay for what rves'ant and u'hat l.e u'ant is tvorth it.

Let no one deter us from the pathof principied, disciplined action ourforefathers rvisely laid out for us tofollorv. \4/e mrrst not lte short eitherof vision or of action. The littlethings the littlest among us do for thegood of our country can be as thesingle candles that,

"lightecl together,

light up a whole length of darkness.\\'hat can each of us do to lighten

the load of our leaclers - to lightrrp their rvay that their stervardshipof our national independence may bea true one - brightening.our cornerof the lr,'orld for peace and freedom ?

Let me congratulate you of the fra-ternal order of Freemasons on yoursterling example of soul-searching andservice. The truth is that membersof this great fraternity rvere not onlyamong the first to sound the cry ofrevolution in our country's early days,l)ut were also among. the first to em-brace the cause of comrnunity develop-rnent and rural reconstruction in re-cent years.

Key to national development is notthe sending of more workers to thertrral areas but getting the feoplethemselaes to undertalee deuelopruentl)r'ogrartls. Getting government serv-ice to the people is but one task andthe earnestness of our government onthis is adrnitted. Horvever, equallyinrportant, if not more fundamentalin a free society, is fin<ling denrocra-tic and effective ways anrl nreans ofinducing the people into corrrmunitv

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<levelopment activity or developrnent-al efforts on their o-am init.iatiue orlargely on the principle of self-help.

I,'or the latter, volunteer, non-gov-ernnrental, private citizen exarnple is<len.ronstrably desirablc. As ha.s beenobserved, dedication, enthusiasm,idealisnr, ellergv an<l clrive are thehalhuarks of volunteerisn:, and as Dr.'Yen cf the IIIllt has said, "Techni-cal linou'-how call be taught, but thecrusading spirit urust be caught" -fronr those aflame rvith it. In thefinal analysis, rvhat will build a na-tiorr - any nation - will be in directproportion to the sfirit of the peopleqcnerated ond harnessed behind therlutional purpose.

Toclay the icleal of frcedom is un-<ler crucial challenge mainly becauseit means nothing to one tvho is hun-grv, homeless, hopeless. Only in ut-ter hopelessness rvill a man lose faithin freedom, lose faith in himself, losefaith in God. 'fhus gocllessness, theantithesis of Freemasonry, is usuallythe product of helplessness.

Nlore than a race to the planetsin the universe, the ideological strug-gle is a battle for economic supre-tnacy on earth. 1'hat side u,'ill rvinthat s"etisfies the stomach, rvins theheart, excites the mind and strength-ens man's faith in his future.

I-et rre suggest that commnnity de-velopment nray have a real messagefor you, for it addresses itself in par-ticularr to those lvho wish to sharebut don't knorv where; who can hefubut don't knolv how; who for com-n.runity service will voluntesl - 3n1tondure - because the cause of peaceand freedom and brotherhood meansthat nruch to them.

It is to the everlasting credit ofFreen.rasonry that the first PRRI\'Ibarrio in Cavite - Barrio Quintanain Trece N{artires

- was sponsoredlrv the Grand I-odge of the Philip-

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pines. This u'as iu i957 or a full10 years ago. Out of this joint ef-fort a soil-brick barrio center wasconstructed, higher-yielding rice va-rieties lr.ere introducetl, and culturalrevival begun.

What has been startecl cart be Iol-lowed through.

This is your nlollrent oi truth. Letthe truth be a firm cotntuittrrettt tocomrnunity developnrent.

Let me suggest that the CavitcSocio-Econonric Developrnent Couuciloffer strategic involvement.

In all free conrnrunities, therc rvillalways be political and personal dif-ferences. Whatever they are in ours,let us remain united on the objectivcsand values we can agree on as citi-zens of the Republic and, deeper thanthat, as sons and daughters of a Corr.r-,rlo11 Creator.

\\re ulay disagrcc ttn detailscvcn on principles - but agree al-ways !r'e must on loyalty to countryand cornmunitv. Let us fight, asnrembers o[ a family often do, butlet no one take the fanrily lightl1,.

Or Cavite.Let it lle said of everyone of tts

that rve have both the ability to thinkand the courage to say what we think.l3ut never let it be said of any ofus that rve clid rlot know how to ap-preciate the goocl in the worse of us.

Ile it on the international or on thelocal comrnunity level, the danger lies,not in our differences, but that, dif-icring on non-fundarlentals, we de-

-.troy each other.Let us differ rvhere rve must, but

lct no differences tear us apart com-pletely. As rrruch as we rlay distruslor even despise another, let us recog-nize the great truth that he renrains.in the eyes of God, our brother.

As such, let us never waver in thctrying to understand him. Let thercbe true humility in our humanity.

Let ours be a cry ol reconsecru-tiott to God, country an-d communit-vbtrilt on ttttitlt - libcrty - Jraternity.Unity in cliversity. Liberty for all.l;ratcrnitv not lodged in the ferv l-rutflorving out to the n.rany.

I|roiherlv /oue expressed in sharedt:ornnrunity developnrent activity.

Itelief through, rclease of humanliotentia.ls.

l'rtrllt ut liecp us free. A

Knights of Rizal arri.aing at the Lunettu.,7:00 AM, Dec.30, 1967. Euerayeor tho Knights cannrnemnrate the Wt jountey of WB Jose Rizal ftom Fort Son-tiago where he was imprisoned to the Luneta rohere hc was sh.ot on Dec. 30, 1896.

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?/ae Zreoteoao ard Aroueao . . .

wB AUREUO L. CORCUERA (4) PM

235. Is it trtte that a Master who h.as beenreason ot another after setaino a feuthe Grand, Lodse of' the Phili{pinei, isMaster?

elected and installed but lor onemonths leaacs the jurisdicti,on ofnot entitled to ths yqnlr o/ Past

- ^. Yes, by definition of the term Past Master (Art. II, part vlr, constitution)

defines Past Master. It says: "This title applies only to one who'have been re-gula}ly elected or named in a charter and install-ed, and liave served a ter.nx as MasteroI a chartered Lodge within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, "na-wrro

re-m-qins 1 member, in good standing, of one of its subordinates." bne,s term ofoffice does not expire until his suciessor has been elected and installed.236.

-_When -was a fotnrul statemnnt on_ religion mnde b11 a, Granil Lodge?when the Grand Lodge of England (organized in r?ri) approved "on March2:t, 1!22. lho Chat'ges of o, Freentasoz, preiented in l72L

'fy fir. Anderson andDr:. D-esaguliers. Charge I, Coneenting God and Religion, says:,,A Mason iiobliged, 6v--his tenr-e, to obey the nroral larv, and if trl riitrfli understands theart, he will never be a stupid atheist nor an irrelieious iibeitine. But thoughin ancient times Masons wer.e charged in every eountry or nation, whatever"itrvas,. it -is norv though-t more expedient only to oblige ihem to that reiigion inrvhich all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves, thaf is, tob9 good men aotd tru.e, or men of honor and honesty, by rvhatever denominationsthey rnay be di,.tinguished; whereb-y l\Iasonry becomc-s tho center of union, and therneans o{ c_onciliating true friendship among persons that ntust have remained.ata pernetual distance.

Tho word libertine, from the Latin libcrtinzs, rvhich refer.red to a man whow-as once- a bondsman, but who has been rnade free. In the phrase ,,irreligiouslibertine," it refers to a free thinker, or Deist, that is, onc

-who believes'in apersonal God but not in the distinctive doctrines of revealed religion.

237. Is it tt'u.e tha,t in sonte iurisdictions the l[aster appoints thi two Ward.ens?_ Yes; According to-the. English constitution (Rule'isz) the Master ,.r,d th"Treasurer (3nd_ the Tql-er if so provided in ttre byJaws) are elected at a ie.gularmeeting. The installation tak-es place at the next ftillowing

"egulr" -oiiins.up-on- the installation of- the l\'Iaster (Rule 116) he appointJ his"two warden-sll4 thq other officers, other than those elected, and then in"talls all those preselt.238. Ara thare Lodges in uhich, all the officers are clected?-. .Yur;-Lodges under tl.re Grand Lodge of scotland, at the annual election, elect

o,Il the officers, exeept the Depute 1\Ialter and the Substitute Master.239. Is tlr,e tcrrn Subordinate I,odge ttniuersall\ u,sed, f ot the Lod,ges owing

obedi.en.ca f.o tlta Gran.il, Lod.ge?

- . No. In England the term uscd is Privatc Lodge; in Scotland, DaughterLodge.240. Wltat is the "Grotto"

The members of the Mvstic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Bealm(II.o.v.P.tr.R.) rreet in__bodies styled Grottos. I,Iembership in the organizationare confined to Master Masons.211. Is the holdinq of thc annual clecLiort o.f of ficcrs of ct Lotlge at tltc statecl

meeting in December com.pul-eory?. sec. 1,. Art. I, Part IV of the constitution of the Grand Lodge of the philip-

pine-s _provides that "th-e Master,--wardens, Treasurer and secretaiy "t "a"rr-r,od!"slrall bo elected annually, by ballot, at the stated meetin g ne*t pieced,ing tlr,e ii_n.iuersary o_f. Saint John th,e Eaangelist..,,, Since the ainiversary of Siint Johnthe Evangelist is December 27, it follows that if the date of the stated meeting inDecember is bef ore-lhe 27th that the election should be lAa at-ttre stated miet-ing-in December'. But if the date is after,it should be treta aitfre-stated meetingin Nouem.ber.

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?itai /lleg*o

,\NG r\IASON .\'f :\NGSI\TP,AI-IAN

Tungl<ulirt ng barva't N'lason arlg

tunranib sa isang Sinrbahan. Ipirrau'ubaya sa kanl'a ang pagpili ng S.irn-

bahing trais rriyang saPian. t\"q\{asoneriya'y nralaYa kung tungkolslr 1>anenitrrpalataya. Nguni't ito ay

hincli tttnlatanggxl) ng sino tllill.lgrvalang rclihion at di naninirvala sa

l)i1'os.- Sl l<rn1'ang .pagka-kasapi'yliailangart siyang ntaging lllaslgaslg,laatrg rrr:rngtlrla sa ano lllallg gawalllgttirlgo sa i1<a-urrnlatl ng Sinrllaharr atnrakabulruti sl lipttnan'

An.q isartg pool< tra rvalatlg Siruba-

han, ia aking paliirv:rri'y isang pulotlgrvalang l)iyos, na di dapat liamttiatatt,,g nrga kabataarr, at nallg nrelttlttsol'1

:rt nlalial)ag()ttg lrlglr atrgkatr.Ang mga ikinakalat at itintttttrrr

'rg *.q^ paaralan, Simbahan at lipu-

nin no k^t,tnttng"u, panananrpalata-

-va, at kultura, ay si1'ang kinasasaia-irynn ng pagunlad, kaligayahan, ka-payapaau, at katrrbtrsan nltin s:r tttn-pagudil'ok na kasalanan.

Ang pagsimba ng isang }lason aY

kapakipakinabang sa sarili at gayon

din sa Simbahan. SiYa'Y nakaPag-rnumuni-tnuni at naliliu',anagan, da-

hil diya'y naitutunrpal< ni1'a ane kan-yang

-soiito't garva. Ang Simbahanay mayroong isang masttgid na taga-pagtaguyod sa PananamPalataYa, s:I

pagpapaurrlarl at pagpapasigla sa

it"ng N{ason. Sagrado sa }lasonang Templo ng dalanginan. Ito'1'

' nagpapagunita sa kanYe ng isangAliir at narlg l<anyang Pangakongpagtatay6 ng isang Templong hindimaterial kundi isPiritual sa mgapuso ng katatthan, sa pamamagitan ng

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lrlnai rur halirnlras'a sa salita at sa

gawa. Pa.qpapaurr.rarrlrin, lalo na angKarvang-garr-a ay tatnpok n.q kanl'angpanata't pagtitiha.

Ang Sirnbaharl at nrlg }lasoneriya'1'rrapalibing sa lilllib ttg Kamangmangatrpanatismo at lt:uvalang pagluhog sa

Diyos, sa Europ:r. trg nakaraatlg Pa-nahon. Iya'y napakasaklap na kara-rlasan para sa kanila. I(aya't di ka-tal<atakang ngayo'y ang mga mal<a-l;agong katoliko at tttga masotl nag-simula na ang pagkakaintindihan at

iragkakaugna.van. tr'larami ng Ro-rnanistang di larnarrg rltrrrradalo lltn-di nakikipagtulttngall tra sx ttlara-rrring kilusan ng \Iltsr 'rleri-va. ,\rrgl<atangitangi ay ang porl'ekto ngSimbahan sa pagtulong sa ikapagta-tarno ng katahirnikan at kat:nlaran ngllavan.

Atg tr{asoneriya, kailan rrrarr a\hindi kinalaban ang Simbalran. Itoay sumilang at lumago sa Palnema-gitan ng Simbahan. I[*r lIason angnagsipagtayo ng mga Tenrplo at ka-teclral. Ang l\fasonerila at anc Sinr-bahan ay iisa ang sinrulain- ang ka-liga,vahan at lcatubusal ng Santlia-tauhan, at iisa ang katlluan ng kapr-tawaran- ang Di1'os nl -sa lahat ar'

Ciriaco'd,el MundoREALTOR

C. M. DET 'IAUNDO

8 ASSOCIATES

Sui! {01 GontagaBldg., 600 Rizal Avc., cor.

{14 Rizal Av.nu., Reon St., Str. Cror,Hanila Manile

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Ilakapangl.arihan. Nagkakaiba la-nrang ang kanilang pamamaraan.

Ang nrga sina-unang inhinyero atarkitekto na nagsipagtayo ng rnata-tandang palasio, simbahan at ternploay rvalang iba kundi mga l\,Iason..\ng nrga bantayog na kanilang iui-rrkit sa bato, kahoy, tanso't pilak, sl,libuho at sa kagandahan ay hinangaarrng parrelrabang panahon. Ang l<ani-larrg rrrauruuruhunarl ay Simbalmn.[ft1'a't ang N{asoneri-ya ay di kala-ban ng Simbahan. I\{ana pa'y taga-pagpalagauep ng paninirvala sa Mai,-Itapal.

.{ng Masoueriya'y relihioso, ngtr-rri't hindi isang relihion. Ito'y lahatrrg relihion, lahat ng lahi, lehat ru{kulay, lahat ng pulitika. Datapurva'tang pagtatalo sa loob ng Lohii'atttngkol sa rclihion at pulitil-a ay ma-higpit na ipinagbabarval uparrg angpagtitinginarr ruagkakapatid at alr'Ikapal-apaau ay nraghari sa DakilangKapatiran.

An.q katangian ng lUasoneriya'y sal<anyang sinapupunan ay nratatagpu-an ang mga taong may iba't ibangrelihion, at paniniwala sa pulitika.Nguni't boong iginagalang angopiniorr ng barva't isa.

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HISTORY OF... From paso 8

Horvever, due to the inavaila.bility oihe\t from outside financial sources tocolnplete the amount necessary toconstruct their nerv tenrple, the pro-iect had to be postponed.

Inspired, hou'ever. by the heritagectt the brethren before therrr rvhorverc able to exist despite more un-bearable sufferings and hardships,the present ntembers are deter-ruined to pursue their goal. Withthe help of the brethren and sympa-thizers and with the blessings of theSupreme Architect of the lJniverse,they hope to raise enouglr funds to

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REPORT ON... From pase t2

as much this year as in previous years.The Board of Directors of the cor-

poration decided last year to inercase,the premium in group insurarrce frromP12.00 to P18.00 per yeor per thousand.The netv premium rate tool< effect onJanuary 1, 1968, The Board hopes th:rtby the end of 1968, the group instuancervill not sttffer any !oss. It is l<nowninoreovel', that the increascd premiumis still lorver comparecl to similar poli-cies issued by other insurancn compa.nies.

TTII' FII,IPINAS S..t}.tNGSAND I,OAN ASSN.

Definitely the Association s'ill bc al-lorved to start operation carly this year.The delay in starting thc business wasrluc in part to the advice of CentralBank authorities to get as mrrch lsP500,000.00 paid up in assets beforestarting. The adviee u.as good, butinvestors tvere watehing anrl u'aitingurrtil it could opcrate bcfcre adding totheir investmcnt. lVith a paid-up capitalof P500,000.00, it rvould have been aLlowed to operate as a stock corporatiorlallowing the gencral prrblic to buyshares, deposit and borrorv from lt.With its present paid up contribution ofP99,300.00, it wiil be allorved to operateamong its mernbers only. At any timein thc course of its operation as anassociatibn, rvhen its assets and stoel<payrnent rcaehes P500,000.00 it u,lllbe allowed to amend its artieles tocperate as a stock corporation at wh:chtime it can then go public.

In the period of organization, it de-posited its collection at pNB and earnedP12,322.09 in interest. The papers arebeing worked on more speedily nowand it is hoped that soon announee-ment will be made on the opening ofthe aetivities of the assoeiation.

enable them to constructtenrple in the near future.

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BOOK REVIEW SETTIONWB Juan C. Nabong, Jr., PM (80)

MASONIC SYI\{BOI.ISMby Juan CausingCebu City, June 21, 1965

VW Juan Causing is a mentberand Past l\Iaster of Nlaktan Lt;dgeNo. 30, F. & A.l\I., situa.ted in CebuCity and PDDGM of the l4th l{aso-nic district. He calls his work Mo-sonic Symbolism, a "han,lbclok... acompilation, based upon an inspiredstudy and research on volumes of Ma-sonic books and literatnre." I)r. Di-maya of the University of SouthernPhilippines characterizes'he organi-zaticn of the book as "n'irsterlv.'" Hesays the book is a "splcndiil iesearchwork."

VW Causing begins with a defini-tion of symbolism and symhols. Hegives Mackey's definition of symbol-ism as "the science whrch is engagedin the investigation of 'lre nre;rningoI symbols and the applicatiorr ,'f theirinterpretation to moral, r':liqious andphilosophical instruction.'' lvlr. Coonsays that "a symbol ma.y l,e a si[n,mark, figure, picture or storv whichbrings or suggests to the rnrnd somefact or idea other than tlrat rrhi.:happears." A symbol is a "visible re-presentation of certain realitv," a "vi-sible manifestation of an r<!ea, thoughtor somethine which it rcprr65si15."

Bro. Causing calls upon Masons togive a little of their time to study andmeditate uoon Masonic symbolism-Freemasonr_v being "essentially a sci-ence of symbolism."

The next part deals cn symbolsfound in the Lodge: its form, orien-tat{on, coverihg, the altar. pedestaland columns, two pillars, ornaments

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(mosaic pavement, the blazing starand the "tessellated border" ) , furr'.i-ture (Iloly Bible, the square and thecompasses-Great Lights in Mason'ry), jewels ("immoveble"-sqq21e,level, and the plumb; an<i "movable"

-trestle board, and the rough andperfect ashlars).

The next portion refers to sym-bols of the working tools ;nd certainemblems such as the gavel of theMaster of the Lodge, the t'venty-fnurinch gauge, compasses, t:'owel, aproricabletow, and the hoodr'.'irrl<.

Bro. Causing then treats of othersymbols such as the Ati-Seeing E1'e,the letter "G", the interl:ced triangles,the point and the circle, the "SacredWord," the sprig of acacia, facob'sladder, the corner stone. the threslr.ing floor, the Lion of the trrbe of Judah, the lamb, pulling off the shoesthe Masonic ring, the double-headedeagle, and the cross. C)th,:r symbol-isms such as the reason whv the Lodgeis tyled, the legend of the l'h;rd Deg-ree, the temple. the "l-ost Word,"light, and death, are ther. discusseci.The symbolic teachings ol the Scot-tish Rite Degree (up to rhe 32o) anian analytical summary of lhe teach.ings of the several degrees are alscgiven. The author completes his re-seach by giving "The l\{es.,iuc Creed ''"The Masonic Belief," " I'irt. MasonicTeaching," and some hre.r ies. Hr:the places his bibliographical entries.

The book freshlv re-examines thevalues, meanings, and i.leals in M;r-sonry. IVIasonry is action; one use-ful action that a Mason carr do is tr;seek to develop and contin'rerj1".rrj:;

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and international law; and medicineupon botany, chemistry, zoology,physiology and anatomy, so is theprofession of Freemasonry foundedupon the sacred scriptures, the hu-rnanities, the liberal arts and icienccsancl thc r,"isdom of the ages. Eachof the profession has its own peculiarethics to guide the practitioner inhis rclations and i,nteractions lvithpublic, the world and God. Whilehimself, his fellow professionals, thelalv and nredicine operate thru pro-fessionai skill sometimes against thervill of the client, Freemasonry worksfrcely auil voluntarill'. in innocencc,silence and secrecyJ thru friendshil,and fellorvship, love and harmon,r..rvith rvisclonr, strength and beauty.

The N{asonic profession is sirnilar:ind dissimiiar in manv respects t()thc othcr professions. The entereclapprentice tr{ason is supposed to re-nrain in his station not less than ser,-en years before he can be passed andraisecl to higher degrees which alsorequire preparatory studies lastingior years where the candidate is re-quired to be proficient in the lecturesand rituals: rvhile in law and medi-cine there are prescribed courses ofstucly to be taken up for 8 or 9 years.In F'reemasonry the mode of instruc-tion is indirect, suggestive or figura-tive bv symbols, thru metaphors andallegories understandable only to theintelligent mind; rvhile in larv andmedicine and other non-1\{asonic pro-fessions is direct and inductive, byquestions and answers, by experi-ment, and observation, analysis andcomparison. Instruction in .F'reema-sonry has its peculiar charm andbeauty rvhile that in other professions,its inherent directness and fatigabledryness.

Being a peculiar sort of philosophy,it is quite extensive in scope in ion-

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trast with other professions rvhichare quite specialized or limited. Evenprofessionals including Freemasonsagree that every profession is a con-tinuous and diligent study in orderto update itself in order to adjust'one'sself to the needs of the changingtinres. The stuclents of the variousprofessions are taught in the collegesand universities by specialized pro-fessors or instructors, rvhile Freenra-sonry is studied in the Lodge, in of-Iice or in private lvhere the Freenra-son hirnself is his orvn professor orinstructor.

The airns and purposes of the non-\Iasonic professions are to - preparethe professional to be proficient, dex-terotls ancl expert in his orvn lineand to make the maxirnurn earningthereafter. Ilut Freernasonry aims toinculcate into the minds of its vota-ries the u'isdom of the ages; to inr-prove 111an and society rrithout hopeof nronetary rervarcl; and to seek pro-gress, peace and tranquility of thetuniverse and the happiness and u'el-fare of the entire hurnanity.

L[ctlrcds of llasonic StudyIhe rnethocls of N{asonic study

rnay be : ( 1) by self-study whichis self-explanatory and (2) by groupstudy rvhich is also efficacious de-pending upon the patience, ability andskill to learn.

The group studv may be done bythe formation of study clubs con-sisting of 5 to l0 n.ren.rbers each toreport and be quizzed on the differ-ent t spects of Freernasonry. Eachrvill contribute one or more Masonicbooks on the various aspects of Free-masonry fror.n rvhich the study willbe based. For every report, everyrnember lvill receive a copy. Ques-tions and answers will be made bythe members until all doubts arecleared or removed.

Turn to [arl p.gr

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,ll ttcriuls !or llusonic Study.In every serious study of Freema-

sonry, the student has to delve intoits history, philosophy, symbolismand jurisprudence

- its rituals, tra-ditions and practices - its ethics,spirit, aims and purposes. These ma-terials are found not only in theworks of }lasonic authors and wri-ters, but also in the various sacredscriptures, in the teachings of theworld's geniuses such as Buddha,Brahma. l\Iahomet, Confucious andJesus Christ -- in the classical lvorksof I{orner, \zirgil and Aesop - Soc-rates, Plato and Aristotle, Voltaire,Bacon and lfmerson, Victor Hugo,Dante and Goethe, and Bocaccio,Rousseau, Cervantes, Tolstoi andRizal - in all of which the rvisdomof the ages are concealed and re-vealed iu and betrveen the pages.

For beginners, the follorving are re-commended for reading: 1. Historyof N'Iasonry, by Delmar Darrah, 33o;2. Symbolism of Freemasonry, byNlackey; (3) I\{asonic Jurisprudence,by N{ackey; (4) Philosophy of Ma-sonry, by Dr. Roscoe Pound 33o;(5)'fhe Builders, by Dr. JoseplrFort Newton, 33o; (6) SynibolicalMasonry, by IvlacBride; (7) N,Ioralsand Dogma, by Gen. Albert G. Pike;(8) Rituals and Monitors.

These rnay be ordered from theI\{acoy Masonic Supply and Publish-ing Company, or the Redding Ma-sonic Supply Company, both of NervYork City, U.S.A.

AIcrits ond Dclccts olShort-Cut Strrdr.

Iireeruasonry being a free institrr-tion, tve are free to study it in thenlanner of our orvn free tvill andaccord. \\'e can begin rvith the Ri-tuals arid a Nlasonic Nlagazine rvhiclrrvould be quite inexpensive, easy andconvenient. Horvever, it rvill take aJong tinre, even a decade, before tve

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cluded. It is hoped, however, thareven up to this point onty, that some-horv, rve have served enough construc-tive food for thought to every mem-ber of the Fraternity which, if onll'takcn in the proper spirit for u'hichit is intended, may pave the rvay to-rvards the heightening or ftrrtheringthe interests of the Order. Brethren.rnay I remind those of us rvho takeMasonry with insincerity, to governottrselves accordinely bv dedicatingrllore serious thought to orlr pasterrors and omissions. esrrecially tothose committed bv "\Vorshipful PastI\'Iasters" rvho as the brethren expect,should be the main pillar and srrprrortto provide the necesserv \\IISDOM.grridance and leadership, in nral<ingthe light nrore brilli:rnt. instead ofbeing <larlieued in the East. All PastMasters may rvell remember that dur-ing their incunrbency as I'laster of theLorlge, tht'\ q1'sr. scoted in o ttlace olItonor in the East, ultere lhe sacredlcttcr G is suslrcndcd ond on his riqhti-t our noliotnl llaq - signifving GODand COUNTRY. Let them not un-der any pretext, nry worthv brother.become unmeaning symbols for youand me. Adore them, protect themfrorn their enemies, and forsake themNOT.

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G. O. SABASJcrcllor

llelot of Meronlc Embbrrcnd Jcwclry

D. R: ESCOSAAuthorized, Repr esent otiac

75 Sibuyaa gL. St& Uest EcightQoazou City Td: 689et

have a rvorl<ing knorvledge of Free-nrasonr) because the rituals are rvrit-ten b1' svnrbols or abllreviations

Tu?n to noxl pagc

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y'etteeo to tic tdtfiaa. ,.So nice to hear from friends. Below

are ercerpts from letters receioed, sincathe--first of -December last year. Moreuntt oe conuing this way later.

Ed.

Would bo so good to see you and havea visit - we read every word in The

Cableto'rv - Bill & Iva Owen

Seal Beaeh, Ca{if. 90?40..--.---.----

Been in the U.S. thirty-four years. Ialways enjoy reading ail the i-ssues ofThe Cabletow. It matches a similarp_aper published by the Grand LodE"e ofNew York called The Empire StateMason.- I specially enjoy read.ing aboutand seeing pietures of my old friends...When I arrived in America, there werevery few Oriental Masons; today, thereare many. 'We have a number of Fili-pino and Chinese Past Master-q. Re-cently, I attended the commissioning ofWB Lee as District Inspector in theGrand Lodge of New York. Since Iam a member of Mencius Lodge No. 93in lianila and of Pearl River Lodgc No.3 in Taipei, I cannot hold nrombershipin a Lodge in Nerv York, much as Iwant to... Nerv York allows only dualmenrbership regardless of Grand Lodga,

Tieng SingNew Yorli

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rvhich are known only to the exper-ienced Freemason. Besides that therituals are very long for every Ma-sonic degree 'rvhich arc 33 in theScottish Rite and 13 in the York.

The X{asonic l\{agazines contain a

little of each aspect of Freemasonrysuch as history, philosophy, and sym-bolism, and at times a little of theIvlasonic principles, tenets and teach-ings, or practices and traditions, allscattered in the pages thereof, and itwill take many magazines to read,and many long years to go beforethe I\Iasonic student can have someNlasonic knorvledge. The resrrlt mar'be that the student becomes a doubt-ing Thomas with little I\Iasonic learn-ing, narrowrninded, confused andself-centered, with a {celing of infer-iority complex, or s'ith the air offalse superiority. IIc nr::y choose go-ing too fast and jump over the high-cr degrces thru strategem, but thatu,ill not solve the problem of Ma-sonic perfection. The field of Free-masonry is so extensive and limitlessas the sky that only by diligent, hon-est, courageous and persistent effortsat serious study may the individualacquire a fairly good working knorv-ledge. While rve approach Xlasonicperfection by legitimately receivingthe higher degrees of Freemasonrliyet.we can reach the zenith of per-fection only rvhen rve arrive at thatbeautiful region from rvhose bonrneno traveller returns.Ite[crr:nces :

l. 'fhe Builders - Li Dr. JosephFort Nervton.

2. Symboiism of Frccrnasonr): - b),

Dr. Albert G. tr[acker,.3. Encyclopaedia of Freeruasonry -by Dr. A. G. i\{ackel.4. Philosophy of l\{asonry - by Dr.

Roscoe Pound..5. iVlorals ancl Dogrna - b1, Albert

Pike. A

I am norv residing in Brussels as amember of the International Staff olNATO and thoroughly enjoy my onlyremaining link rvith all nry brethren intbe Philippines through your excellentorgan, Toe Cabletow.-f remain a dues-paying member of my

Mother Lodge, Mt, Lebanon No. 80,even though it is seveuteen years sinceI last sat there.

In the last nine and a half years lgithNATO in Paris, I had the pieasure ofaffiliating with trvo English-speakingLodges; Stabiiity 29, rvhich follorvs theNigerian_ ritual, and Concorde 42, whichfollows the ritual I learned in my Moth-er Lotige. Both are under the 3'-urisdic-tion of the Grande Lodge NationaleFrancaise.

Despita substantial differenees in thetwo rituals, I have always found thatlneradicable, indispensable link of uni-versality which characterizes our won-derful Brotherhood.

Charles O. SearchUSNATO (I.S.)

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OFFICIAL SECTION

December 7, L967

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DIRECTryE$ TO MASTERS AND SECRETARIESREGARDING PETITIONS FOR DEGREES:

1. At least 50c/o ol the Degree Fees, as required by Article VIII of the LodgeBy-laws, MUST accompany the petition for Degrees, (Par. 176) else sanreshall not be read before, nor received by, the Lodge.

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Tho petition MUST be accomplished in the handwriting of tho petitioner; allquestions therein NIUST be answered and ALL blanks fillled or crossed whennot applicable. (Par. 162)Ttre petition must state the full names of the petitioner

- (NO INITIALS)

but may be signed by the petitioner with his usual signature. (G.L. FortrrNo. 369)If the petitioner lacks the qualification of residence, (Par. 171) or has beenpreviously rejected within less than 12 months (Pars.161 & 11Ol.the LodgeCaUmOt receive nor act on the petition unless at a Stated Meeting by un-atrimous vote by ballot thc Lodge should approve to request for a dispen-sation to receive and act on tho petition; and it is only when dispensation there'ior has been obtained that the Lodge may, at a Stated Meeting, receive andact on the petition.If the Lodge so desires, BUT oniy in the case of a previously rejected can-didate, the request for dispensation may include a statement that it rvishesto receive and act on the petition at a special rneeting to be held for thepulposa on a certain specified date and time, (Par. 139) and accordingly.(Par. 1?0) the Secretary shall give all members of the Lodge due and timell'notice of the date, timo and purpose of said special meeting:.In the case of a previously rejected petitioner, his pre-<ent petition shallbo addressed to the Lodge that rejected him, AND TO NO OTHER, (Par.163) if petitioner presently maintains his residence wi'uhin its jurisdiction.Immediately after receipt and action by the Lodge giving the petition ittdue and usual course, BUT NOT BEFORE, (G.L. Form No.368) the Secre-tary shall folrvard .to the Grand Secretary a duplicate of the petition forpublication in the Grand Lodge Circular No. 12.ISalloting on the petition may be held at any Stated lVleeting after the Conr-mlttee on Invesfigation shall have given their respective reports to theWorshipful Master, ('Par. 164) irrespective of publication.NO \rALiD INITIATION can be hetrd before publication. (Edict No. {9)

JOSEPH E. SCHON, DGMChairman

Conunittce o* Adruinistratiott oi Lodgas

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for research and stutly ir: Ilasonicsymbolisms ancl symbols.

The author's st),le is thirt of a rcsearcher and scholar. ili.s inclusionof gems of tirought adds s;i,:e to thcbook. There is a pictrlre of the Ma-sonic Tenrple on Borromeo St.,Cebu City. on the leaf after the titleheading of the book. A

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After years of rvatching the proglessof Nature I can no more doubt the exist-ence of an Intelligence that is runningthings than I can doubt the existenceof myself.

- Thomas A. Edison

Miserable is hc who in hishomo had no place where he can behis sole company; where he can invitehis mind; where he can lurk secure.

- Michael de Montaigne

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GRAND LODGE OFFICDITS

Grand Maater ....Deputy Granil Master . ..Serrior Grand. lVarden .. .

Ju,nior Grand Ward.en . , .Grand. TreasurerGrand SecretaryGranil ChaplainGrand OratorGrand Marshal ..Grand, Stand,ard, BearerGrand Suord BearerGrand Bible BearerSenior Grand. Lecturer ...Juttior Grand Lecturer ...Junior Grand, Lecturer ...Junior Grand Lecturer ...Junior Grand. Lecturer ...............Senior Graul Deacon ... .

Junior Grand Deonon .,.:.Senior Grand Steuo,rd ..Junior Grand, Steward, ..Grand Purnti,oant .

Gland Organist ..Grand, Tulcr

Maliano Q. TinioJoseph E. Schonlla?ruel M. CrudoEdgar L. ShepleyCenon S. Cervantes, PGMEsteban Munarriz, PGMMarcelino T. ViduyaNoli Ma. Cortesllanuel T. PazJames B. KingMario B. IlidalgoJose Ma. CajucomHermogenes P. OliverosAntonio Gonzalez, Jr.Onofre B. PadolinaSantiago FerrerRamon Ponce de LeonLorenzo N. TalatalaBuenaventura P. EugenioBenjamin GotamcoLeon A. VidallonTeotimo G. JuanAngel S. MontesEulogio O. Nadal

BOARD FOR CNTVrcRAL PURPOSES

.' 1. Cenon S. Cervantes, PGM, Presid,enl- 2. Vicente Y. Orosa, PGM' Vice Prea.3. Edgar L. Sropley, JGW, SecretarA4. Joseph E. Schon, DGM5. Manuel M. Crudo, SG\[r6. Esteban Munarriz, PGM' G S

7. Aurelio Corcuera, P M8. Jose C. Velo, P M9. Wllliom H. Quasha, PGM

10. Charles Mosebrook, PGM11. Macario Navia, HDGM72. Raymond E. Wilmarth, PGM

REGIO'I*AI. GRAITD LODGI: OF THE BIUKYU lsll\NDSAndrew H. Bulkley, Regittta.t Grand MasterWilliam P. Schwager, Regional Deputy Grand. MasterGlen A. Strong, Regional Seltior Grand WardenKenneth A. Rotness, Regianal Jttnior Grand Ward,enCleveland McConnell, Regional Grand TreaaterWallace H. IlIorris, Eegional Grand. Secretary

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND ITASTERS:

District No. L . . Joseph E. Schon (91) District No. 13 .. . Eu.taquio de Guzman (107)District No. .l . . . Jose M. Torr'es (66) Distrrct No. t4 . . . Valerio Rovira (111)District No. l] . . . Sotero A. Torralba (68) District No. 15 .. . Fidel Fernandez (47)District No .l ... Teodorico D. Ayson (164) District No.16... Augusto P. Santos (3{})District No. i ... Agaton lvl. Umanos (70) District No.17 ... Florentino Almacen (160)District No. ti . . . Doroteo ill. Joson (53/73) Disuict No. 18 . . . Ruben G. Feliciano (50)District lrio. 7 ... Robert A. Sanders (105) DisEict No. 19 ... Jose L. Araneta ({5)District No. 8 Desiderio Hebron (34) Dis[ict No. 20 . . . Ilugh C. Donaldson (123)District No. I ... Candido Perez (59) District No. 21 ... Horner L. lVilless (123/44)District No. 10 . . . Apolonio V. Pisig (2) Disricr No. 22 . .. Donald I{. Laurila (143)

Histrict No. 11 . . . Ricardo Buenafe (26) District No. !3 ... Rufino S. Roque (133)Distrrct No. 12 . . . Severo Oliveros (3?) District No. 2,1 . . . i'ictorinc C. Daroy+ (168)

District No. 25 . . . Aniceto Belisario (111)

ON MW BEWLEY

Lulher B. Bewley, who died at 9l theother day, lived in the Philippines for a longertime than most Filipinos alive today- Sixty-fiveof his 91 years were spent in this counlry.During this period, he literally founded ihePhilippine public school system, served thePhilippine government under all the Americangovernors general and the first lhree Presidentsof the Third Republic. He was active, too,even in retiremeni, in civic work through theGrand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.

The unquestioned qualily of the publicschool system before the Second World War isa iribute to his organizing and administrativeabilities.

Here is a rare man -

a foreigner inalien soil who chose to dedicate his life andtalents to the genuine interest of the Filipinos.His was a concern with no strings attached; aa dedication not debased by ulterior motives.How one wishes that most other foreignerswho'd come here would cast their lot with usthe way Luther.Bewley did.

Luther Bewley is dead. But his memorywill remain enshrined in the heart of everyFilipino.

Editorial, The Manila TimesDecember 37, 1967