vor. xllv Scptember
No. 9 I 968
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IN THIS ISSUE 2age
GRAND INASIER S &^ESSAGT l ED ITOR IAt UNDERSTANDING ECUMFNISM . Bro. Conrado C Pabillo CAIJT!ONS IN ECLIMENISM MW Dwight L. Snrrrh, PGA^ 5 OFI'ICIAL SECTION 6 I]ISTORY OF BUIL -(AN LODGE NO 38 WB Sorero Esca,rlor, Sr., PM 7 ISLAM AND Ar'OlrA\ /TIEDANISM ...... Bro lrinco D. Benavides 9 GRAVtl. & 3AND NBM I I HAPMONY lN SYA BOLISM . . . VVy Lorenzo Tairrala. DDGM 13 THE .IO.DE.RAS SECTION ..... ,. 17 GRAND LODGE NE\^/S .. .,.. 2: PITAK Pll-lPlNC WB Agustin L. Galang. Pr,l 25 ADVICE TO A BORED YOUNG MAN 2E {T- Qaard ?TCaoleo'o VCeooaVet
OUR MASONIC LAW BOOK
The C,onstittttiolt, of the Gt'and, Lod,ge ol tlr,e Philippines was written !ot' th,e purpose of e.*tablis'h,ing a stanfl,ard, W which all i/Ia,sorbs, LodgAs, Masonic actiuiti,es ard' Masonic caruduct we controlled in this Jtwisdicti,on. It oontuins all the informatr,on a Musan need,s to h,aue to conduct hitnsell properly under any circumstances or cond,i- tiuns and d,efines his obligations in clear detail,. lVhy is i.t tlten ignored,? We M'e hati,ng entirely too tw;ny inlra,ctiorus of uw' Lauts and Regu,latiorts, and n,early all are attributable to ionora/nce of the con{,ents of our Masonic Law Book. The pitJalls for a Mason who is unncq'uuinted" with aLL the requirements of condu,ct and obli.gations are many, and can resui,t in, great emba,rrassment fu luimself, his outn and other Lodgles, and, ntost of all, l:,;is Grand, Loclge. AIL Masotts, therefwe, sh,ould, take the titne uul mp,ke a serious effort to acquaint (or re-a,cquatnt) themselaes with th,e Masonic Lau: ruithout .furtlter procraatination.. I woull, ad,aise dL Loclges to tender to eie,ry ne'wly-rwsed Master Mason, at the com,pletion of the ceremLonA, a copy ol the Constitu"tiott, that he may start olf on the right foot ond, cottfi,uct himsel,f creclitabfil and, uith digruittl to h,im,self olttd his Lodge.
JOSDPH U. SCHON Grand, M6ter
SEPTEMEER, 1958 I tdtcatat; IDEAS AND ACTS
As in most associalions, aggrupations, conglomeralions, lhere are enough ideas in the Craft lo run it smoothly and progressively for the nexl one hundred years. We do nol need them really now, bul they keep coming from all quarlers in an unending slream. The Cabterow is in a way responsible for the abundance of ideas even now in its archives, after having been in publication in the last forty-four years. Bul, lhere is no stopping of ideas. So, lei them come. They are wetcome as usual The greater need at lhe momenl is for the ideas to be lranslated into action. let there be more of this. Grealer is the need for more aclion end less talk. It is a safe bet that officers in the lodge who acl are more effective than those who think and talk and rarely put their thoughts and ideas into action. Where a Lodge thinks that it has accomptished everything, thai lodge is on lhe throes of death. Strange as it may 3eem, many of our Lodges, big and small, are dead. Granled: rhey hold meelings, they have family reunions, elc., elc. They are not living, they are iust existing. WB Rizal, in his famous leclure on Masonry, menlioned aboul a slone lying alone on a field as useless; bul once it is picked up and used in a building, it is useful in that it performs it function of helping support the building. A lodge which exists in a town, going lhe even ienor of ils ways, not breathing the needs and aspirations of the people of that lown, is lhere only in geography. One could wish it is there In life. A
/r*6aooadaa %ilharuo Qaeal o/ Vta.*la ?lo. I With Ambassador & Bro. G. IVIen- First to speak that evening rvas nen lVilliams as guest, Manila Lodge VWB William C. Councell, Grand No. t held its Ladies' Night on Sep- Orator of the Grand Lodge and Mas- tember 3, 1968 at the Scottish Rite ter of Manila No. I, who spoki words Temple at 8:00 PM. Earlier, the of welcome to the guests. Next to Lodge met for its stated meeting in speak was MW Joseph E. Schon, the Blue Room. Grand Master, ryho recalled that Ma- The hour of fellowship was well- nila No. l, in 1900 known as Manila attended at the social hall where the No. 342 under the Grand Lodge of brethren and their ladies enjoyed California, was the moving spirit be- singrng together as well as hearing hind the organization of the Grand songs sung by the Scottish Rite Lodge of the Philippines in 1912. Chorale and the Ladies of Melody. MW Schon stressed the fact that They also enjoyed the introductions the present Grand Lodge, with some made by WB Gonzales who inter- 150 working Lodges, is the biggest spersed them with appropriate asides. f{ra to prgo t2
2 The Cabletow A time to speak a UNDERSTANDING a Bro. Conrado C. pabillo (gg) , ECUMENTSM
Its 1hiloso1,/,y traceable to the sni_ lifting ritrral of the Papal conclemnations beliefs of the earliest forebeirs against Freemasonry. rf Adem and Eve and ils orgnnii In group discussions, private tior historically _ ex- linked to the"buiid- changes of opir.rions, or ri.hen called lls :rl 51ng--lerusalem, Solomon's Temple al rrpon to present the side of Free- \ft. trforiah, Masoniv can rlrasonry. it may r:laint help to be rvell- to lle the oldest fratern^l or_ informed on various related ganization 'lhe subjects. for nren. But, ironically, follorving food for thorrsht seek it is one of the least understood ani, lo serve as a perhaps, suide in this regard. the mcst misuntlerstood. INITIALLY, trvo about This irony thinqs has hurt the Order. Catholicism must be recosnized: Philippine IUascns have been hurt i ) the observation that philippine the ruost because the different papal l{oman Catholicism has viritially Encyclicals rvhich excluded them (:eased to be missicnary. and 2) the from the Eucharistic Communion in- fact that iay fluence Catholics are not free the predominantly Catholic to make interpretations about Chris- qopulation to be antagonistic torvards tianity the "magisteriurn" or teach- them. It is only in the last five ing authorities- of the Church do it 1'ears that Philippine Masons have a for them. The brings the reali- respite first from this atittude drre to the zation that obtaining liberality the burden of of Pope John XXIII ancl ''rescript" frorn the Papal bans rests Pope Paul Vi - which began witlr primarily with Philippine Masons in- the ecumenical rnovement of the :rsmuch as the Church, not rnuch in- former. lerested arly nlore in gaining converts, The. Philippine Grand Lodge 4 The Cabletow A time to think CAUTIONS ' rN EcuMENrsM MW Drvight L. Smith, PGM a Grand, Lodgc of Indionu lrcartaches, perhaps divisions within . .lt is too early to evaluate the !'a- lorlges and controversies betlveen trcan announcements of M;rrch 1l rrrenrbcr.s of the Craft. We may :Lnd March 17, 1968-the first sta- find that no old problems have been ring that ruembers of the Rontan .ol.rc Circular No. 1 Series of 1968 - SCHON To arll Masters' Wardens' Officers and Members of Subordinate Lodges subject: NIASONIC RECOGNITION Greetings: There have been persistent reports of strong and aggressive tnoves oll the p."t ll- ,n.*Lers of a certain clandestine group, to establish contaet with sonte 6I oo" individual members and with some of our Lodges for purposes as yet obscure."---so'ttut all Lodges and members within tho Jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge of tfro ffritippines, F. & A. M,, may be reminded as to their conduct and obliga- iio", l"-Ci";d";iiie deaiing with this and/or any situation pertaining to Masonic intercourse ;;i; Lotlge= or member!, Paragraph 188, Section 15, undel Artiele III on page 27 of our Constitution is hereunder quoted.: ;Nn Lodg" shall recognize any Body, purporting- to be a Masonic Lodge of a Grand-Lodge with Lodge,'ttro unless*that Body is a subordinate *i,i"ii Grand Lodge of the Philippines has fraternatl relations; nor' ;h;ii'r;t ioas", ot u-rv member th;reof, ad'mit-or hold lllasenic inter' ,ouru iith a- rnember of an u'nrecognized Boilv, wit]n an e-xpelled or suspended Mason, with an illegal Lodge, with any person who has re- ceiied degrees therein or is a member the-reof, nor rvith. any I\Iason not acknowled'ged as such by this Grand Lodge, or recognizg.-?s a Mason uny p"".oi rvho, being at the !im9 a. resident of the Philippines, has reieiierl, or claims to have received' the degrees of Masonry from any source beyond tire juristiiction.of this Grand Lodge, without the proper permissioir, until the Lodge, nearest his place of residence shall have ieceived him as member. The proper permission above mentioned nray oNLY be given by the Lodge nearest his place of residence and in the manner necessaly for an election to reeeive the degrees." -noI must strees thai the above provisions of our Constitution are char, and ttrat-- equivocation, modification or misinterpretation thereof can be tolerated. tn iaentifying a r.lan as a regular Magon, no examination. in signs, grips, *o.J*- or Masonic dialogue must even be attempted until an. inspeetion of his a"u. .u"a is made. No iegular Mason will ever object to furnishing this factual rvhich establishes the name of his Lodge, and whether he is in good "rnid"tstanding. "" If lis Lodge, thus established, is not one of our own, of from ouLside of our iurisdiction. the matter of whether or not it is a recognized Lodge must be veri- ii"d fro* ihe yearly publication of the Masoric "List of Lodges" if this is at no circumstances t a"a, o" by making inquily from .the _Grand- Lodge. -Und_er - must it ev"r be PRESUMED that the Lodge is a regular Lodge -- it must be verified.----iht; Circular shall be immediately posted on the Bulietin Board of eatih f,o.lgu"unJi"-oih., p"ornlnent- places.Ytlin the Building, and will be read in op",i f,oago at the stated meeting next following its receipt. and that fact shall be mentioned in the minutes. ATTEST: Fraternally yours, (Scd.) ESTEBAN MUNARRIZ, PGM (Sgd.) JOSEPH E. SCIION ' Grand SecretarY C,ranil Moster Manila, August 30' 1968 6 The Cablelow Lodge histoly o . BULUSAN TODGE #38 WB Sotero Escandor, Sr., PM a As we celebrate rhis year, 1967, ,^,Iald Secretarl. Bulusan Lodge No the GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY of 38 thus becam! regularly Bulusan orgi"ire4 [odge No. 38, we pause to na-ming therein the three principal recall its colorful history, ind pay officers high of the Lodse to witl tribute to the brlthren .i.f,i, Worship Master .... Wg Aurelio conc-eived its organization and guided Diokno its destiny, especially during itJ dark Senior Warden .... Bro. Bernabe end critical days. Like all others. Flores w-hich have gone through a long life Junior Warden WW Bro. Pedro of existence as this, the LodgJ has Paguia cxperienced momentous events The above-named officers sometimes,.glorious, have al- sometimes gloomy ready obeyed their respechve sum- - as will be seen in the fofiorving rnonses from narration above, to continue their of its brief history. labours in the Celestial Lodge. tsro Planning and organization on board Alfonso Escudero, one tEe gr- ,r stcantshitt. of The later part of the viving, charter members today, was vcar 1916, signaled the birth of BU- nanred Secretary-Treasurer. I,USAN Lodge No. 38. From scan- Place of meeiings. The Lodge rvas personal . ty records made available born without a home, so th;t the lry surviving old-tirne originat rnem- first problem of the biethren was lrcrs to of the Lodge, pieced iogether. locate a place where they could hold and the valuable information pre- their meetings. Initiaily, arrange- .served fn their retentive memoiies, ments were made and permission was it appears that sometime in the later secured to meet in one of the rooms part of 1916, a handful of brethren in of the old Provincial High School Sorsogon province, most of them building, wherein the Provincial Gov- transients, under the dynamic leader- ernment of Sorsogon, incluciing the ship of the late WB Aurelio Diokno. Division Superintdndent of sciroots held its organizational meetings on held offices. Soon, enthusiasrn was board the SS BATANGUEfrO at the gcnerated and membership increased. port of Sorsogon. The SS BA- The place, rvithin a short time, be- TANGUENO was then plying be- came inadequate to accommodate all tween Manila and Sorsogon under the its members, equipment, jewels, tools, command of WB Diokno, then Cap- records and plqgplryrnalia. Through tain of the ship. Plans ,were laid the efforts of- WB out, Jose de Vera, t[e and after several meetings, a Lodge was tranferred to a rented name derived from the famous Bulu- room at the upper portion san of the volcano was adopted, a petition Ynchausti buildirig located at what to constitute the Lodge was prepared i1 no.w the Magsaysay street oppo- and submitted to the M\,V Grand site the present PC compound. The Lodge of the Philippine Islands, which Lodge continued to meet at this new rvas given due course. location up to the outbreak of Wortd The Chartet In Febrtary 1917, War II. permanent charter was issued under Lodge in distress, hopes d,immed. the seal of the MW Grand I-odge, During the liberation of the Province signed by the MW Grand Master and turo to naxt ptea SEPTEIABE& 1968 , of Sorsogon, in March 1945 horvever, Past tr,lasters, through whose con- the building housing Bulusan Lodge serted efforts. brought the Lodge No. 38 was competely burned to to real active life orrce more as ashes. All records. books, imPle- cnduring as the volcano from -rvhich ments, jewels, paraphernalia, equip- lhe name of the Lodge rvas derived. ment and ali other properties of the Days ol progress. With the untir- Lodge were lost in the fire rvhich ing. strong support, and morale razed the rvhole town of Sorsogon. boosting of the brethren from other By this time, also, as a consequence Bicol Lodges Camarines Norte of the 1var, some brcthers rlied and No. 107, Mayon No. 61 and Isarog transients and sojottrners have re- No. 33, Bulusan No. 38 once more turned to their respuctive provinces rose "on its feett' in the year 1961. for safety. The ferv retnaintng bre- ;Lnd lvell nigh in itr, davs of real thren rvere helpless, lvithout a Lodge. progress by the middle of. 1962 to rvith nothing belonging to the Lodge this date. It rvas in 7962 through in their possession rvith lvhich to 1963 when membership of the Lodge srvelled continut: their labours. Soon some to unprecedented number and brethrcn became inactive, neglected it rvas during these "days of prog- ress" r,vhen Masonic to pay their dues ancl never showed a Cemetery was iuerrgrrrated up during meetings. The number throuqh the benevolence ,rf \\rB and [Irs. Estanislao Gabar- of active members then, wete barely da. and the heirs tate Bro. enough to constitute a quorum dur- of the Pio Labitag magnanimouslv ing meetings, so that nlany a time who ,lonatecl the cemetry the Lodge could not meet. Were it site to the Lodge. To them brethren Bulusan self-sacrifice and true ma- the of not for the T,oclge No. 38 u,ill forever he grate who sonic spirit of a few brethren, frrl. an 8 The Cabletow Time to learn a ISTAM AND MOHAMMEDANISM Bro. Irineo D. Benavides (50) o Nlasonry being the first advocate sense that ail religions, not Chris- trf Ecumenism, its teachings in fact tian, are generalized in that word considered religion in its objec- "Pagan" rvhich is unacademic, tivit),, it is wcll for \{asons to learn llut the dcfinition is still very in- hou' religions caEle :nto being. This structive. It projects thc propoiition tirue rve shall trace the history of th:rt ynori.r (knowledge of the \\rill Islam, I{ohammedan in its version. of the Supreme Being) is the cause To understand this subject it is of ernancipation. the ipplication. ful- necessary to first clarifv the meaning fillment or implementation of it in of certain terms'- an indiviclual's life "saves hirn from ]-cLAM - This is the faith itself, the clutch of matter." the formula of rvhich is identical to It must be perceived that without the Jervish religion called Judaism : application or irnplernentation of the 'fhere is only one God, Allatr- 'l'hc- knon,ledge into practical life is no .ludaists believe: There is only l SEPTE,VIBER, 1968 9 er of SasoJtris-Ront^res, by virtue of tures, because the Muslims (prior tt, this adoption he was legally initiated Nfohammedanism) were generally ol into these Mysteries. the Meccans, an Arabic tribe that , Excepting Shintoisrn and the pure- claims descent from Abraham, ly paganic faiths of aboriginal savage through his son Ishmael. Verse 15 tribes, all religions in the world de- of chapter XVI of Genesis re- rivecl their existence from Gnosti. 'ciq-. cords: "And Hagar bare Abram :, This is the subject in the son : and Abram called his son's IXYI dqSrge: Prince of Mer.y, o, rranre, r,r,hich Hagar bare, Ishn:ael,'' Scottish Trinitarian." Abrani is the same person whosc Gnosticism does not onl-y explain llame was afterwards for causr the trinitarian principle of in inlivi- changed to Abraham, in the same dual, but of the Unit, the boundless manner that Sinron, the fisherrnan ol nature God is of INFINITY itself. Galilee, for his great faith in Jesu--. the Infinite Spirit, of rvhich the Ego of Nathareth, became known as Pe- of a man is just a spark: so that ter, the Rock. Ishmael founded thr the struggle for enrancipation and re- City of Mecca, and the Meccans look lease from "matter" (the physical lnck to Abraham as their patriarchal form of man) is the natural se(luence arrcestor. But althorrgh their descent in the order of creation to attain what is fronr Abraharn, a feut, the Mec- is knorvn in Mysticism as the Unitiaa cans, nevertheless, clttng to their ra' Lile. eial or tribal identity as Arabs. "Thus dust returns to dust fronr Now, the Scriptures, Particularl.r s'hence carne," re- it lvhile the soul the first five books of the Old Testa' turns to its Source, the Sublime Spi- ment of the Bible, was not rvrittett rit, God,-of course, if and lvhen the in their original forms, but were kept been soul has absolutely and com- in the rninds of tneu, and were handed pletely "rcleased frorn the clutch of rlown from gcneration to generation matter." t'annals" :rs t'tales" or unwritten for II -_ THE SCRIPTUIIES manv centuries. In this l)rocess, tln Although the so called "scriptures'' til the Scriptures were finally re' is generally attributed to the Hel> clucerl to writing Gnosticism tl'tusl rews, there are those who believe have given a han CATIFORNIA MASON'S IONG SAMPAGUITA'STENTH... RECORD OF SERVICE. .. Inspite of heavy rains and frequent Brother Frederick C. Clark, 32o, brown-outs we are h"ppy to report of Alanreda, California, was installed that our 1Oth Anniversary celebra- on December 9, 1967, for the 60th tion on lune 29, 1968 was well at- time as Secretary of Fruitvale Lodge tended although we expected a bigger No. 336, F & A M, in Oakland. Cali- attendance. We were greatly hon fornia. From May 20, 1907, to De- ored by the presence of Sister Alice cember 19, t908, he- had already Bellis, Deputy for the Most Worthy served as Treasurer of the Lodge. Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter; Ethel Mosebrook, Although born Gilmore, penn- Sister in WM of Mayon Chapter #1; and Bro. sylvania, Brother Clark went to Cali- Ed Bellis, PP of Mayon Chapter #1, fornia early in life and became a successful banker OES. We were also honored by the in the employ of presence quite San Frarrcisco's First of a delegation from Nationil ilank Trece Martires Chapter #6, OES, branch in Oakdale. He's been in- Sis. Cloe S. terested in community affairs from Cavite City all his Alvarez, - Ro- life and achieved WM; Sisters Daria G. 6cal fame as a $ell, Eden del Rosario, PM; charnpionship tennis player. PM; Minerva Perez, Esther Jose, Lilia V. Initiated in Fruitvale Lodge on Argota, Socorro G. Datuz, Evange- February 3, 1906, and passed March line Medina, Raymundo C.. Garcia, P. 25, his raising that year was delayed Alvarez, Jovita A. Vega, Lydia So- a^-couple of months until May 12, riano and Bro. H. O. V.ga. From 1906, because of the famous- San Kalaw Chapter No. 9, OES, we had Francisco earthquake and fire. In Sis. Virgie Domingo and Brothers the iollowing year he began his long Dorningo Domingo and Cesar Bautis- and faithful service to his Lodge. In ta. .After the meeting everybody pro- ceeded the'Social Hall where din- 19i6, his close friend, California's to ner was served after which short Past Grand Master Edward H. a program was presented. The open- Siems, 33o, now Grand Secretary, ing remarks rvere given by Sis. Alice presented him his SGYear Member- Bellis. Then a brief history of Sanr- ship Buttou. Last December Most paguita Chapter was given by Bro. Worshiplul Siems was delighted to Benito P. Maneze and a minute of install Brother Clark for his 60th silent praver was called for our de- successive term as Secretary of Fruit- parted sisters and brothers. We were rate Lodge No. 336. then favored with a number bv Nora Florendo, younger sister of Brother Clark is a member of Oak- oui As.o. Matron, who sang Pakiusap and land, California, Scottish Rite Bodies. Ju- rarle. Then we had games partici- - The New Age. ?urn lo .r.il p.0. SEPTUITBER, 1968 It pated in by a number of sisters and and l.'ield athletic associations meet- brothers. The evening ended rvith ing in Europe*and America. the chain of friendship and the sing' ing of Auld Lang Syne. Our congratulations to three breth- ren rvho have been appointed to or I\Ia- to WB Do- promoted in the Judiciary. MW Our congratulations cario M. Ofilada, PGN'I, fbnnerly minso. Past Patron and now Sec- of the Court of First Instance T. NI. Kalaw ChaPter No. Judge retaiy'of in Bangued, Abra, rvas promoted to who was elected to receive 9, OES Pangasinan with sala in San Carlos Cross of Colors of the the Grand City. VW Noli trIa. Cortes, former Rainbow for Girls for his Order of Grand T,odge Orator, rvas named and and efficient services to As- effective confirmed of the Court of First sembly No. 1 in Manila. Also elected -Judge Instance in Antique rvith sala irr San same honor is Sis. to receive the Bro. Onofre Villaluz, a mem- Elefaffo, senior Jose. Gracia llIelocoton a Island-Luz-Nlinerva Lodge the Guardian ber of Rainbow, member of No. 5, formerly a of the Court No. Z, IOJD, and Judge Council of Bethel of Agrarian Relations, has been pro- of the Advisory Board of AssernblY rnoted and confirmed Circuit Rainbow. Jrrclge No. 1, Order of in the province of Pampanga. Congratulations also to WB Ba- *tt* (18) and Past yani Salcedo PNI, WB Ivlariano C. Lttcero, PLI, rrh<, Kalaw ChaPter No. Patron of T. NL represented Philippines at thc half, Sis. As- the 9, OES, and his better Photogrammetry conference in Lau- WorthY Matron cencion T. Salcedo, ,"ane, Srvitzerlanrl in and togeth- No. 9, OES, July of T. M. Kalaw ChaPter rvith Sis. Lucero, a member of as er who left for the United States Rosario Villaruel Chapter No 2, OES. exPect settle immigrants. TheY to rvent around the rvorlrl, returnecl on there permanently. September 4, 1968, after rv.hat both of tF'F* thern term an enjoyable tour visit- Sampaguita Chapter No. 3, OES, ing places and cities of cultural and will hold a thanksgiving Dinner in historical significance. Their children. November, partly to raise funds for relatives, friends and employees its charity program and PartlY to held a bienvenida partv for their afford its members and cthers of the safe home-coming on Septenrber Order a time of fellowship. TheY 8 in Meyca.l"r"r,* Bulacan. have invited Senator Jovito Salonga to be the guest sPeaker in the Pro- Sis. Agnes Schoening, rvidorv oi follou' thc dinner. gram that rvill our late WB Walter Schoening, 33o. ti tl. * rvho toqither rvith her husbancl has Our congratulations also go to been a great help in organizing chap- WB Jose T. Enriquez. PM (4) Act- ters of the Eastern Star in the Phil- ing Director of the Bureau of Pub- ippines, visite 0i all the syrnbols that adorn a ;\t the closing of the Lodge, the \Iasonic Lotige, the Great Lights Master asks: "Bro. Setrior Warden. takc precedence. All the orhers are at tl.re opening of this Lodge you subordinated to thern and all the ac- informed me tlrut \toxt t.uere an En- tivities of the Lodge revolvc around tered Afprentice Mason made rvith- the Altar, supporting,the Great Lights, in the body of a just anC. legallv to derive light frorn their eternal constituted Lodge of Entered Ap- rays. Even the strn, the moon and prentice Masons. Hou' many com- the Master of the Lodge, rcpresent- pose such a Loclge ?" This further ing the Lesser Lights, are rendered supports the contention, that all that inrpotent and the Lodge darkened, in compose the Lodge at the time, ex- the absence of the Great Lights. All cept the Master. are Enterecl Ap- the symbols rnside the Lodge, there- prentices. fore, should conform with their Fronr the above circumstances, it (Great L,ights) arrangement. in is evident that while the Lodge is faithful obedience and reverence to at labor on the Entered Apprentice I)ivine Wrll. Accordingly, when the degree, until again raised to a high- Great Lights are arranged or re- er degree. all the Fellorvcrafts and ;rrranged to signalize a change in Master Nlasons u,ithin. except the the degree on rvhich the Lodge is I\{aster of the Lodge have been mo- It labor, all the other symbols, in- mentarily reduced to llnterecl Ap- cluding the wearing of the aprons prentices, in conformity rvith the ar- rnust conform tvith it. thereby ef- rangernent of the Great Lights. If fecting harmonv rvith the nerv ar- the Lodge can be reduced, at the rangenrent of the Great Lights. rvill and pleasure of the N{aster, mttch Thus. in lowering the Loctge from tnore cArl its memhers he so reduced the Third or Seconrl degree. dc,rvn in the same manner. To emphasize to the First degree. the Master calls this fact. even the Senior Warden the Lodge to Order and directs the who is nert in rank to the Master. Senior Deacon to orrange the Great is an Enterecl Apprentice Mason l,ights. Then he directs thc: Junior (sic) and is so addressed by the l)eacon to infornr the Tvler that the N{aster as such. During the time Lotlqe is openecl on the First der,..ree the Lodge remains open, every broth- ,rf i\Iasonry. Ilased on the ebove cr. including the IUaster, aclvances as ,:riterion. the l-oclge at this time re- an Entered Apprentice Mason. gives Jrresents the grorrnd floor of Krns the duc-r,rrard. sign, loken ;rrrd rvord Solomon's Tenrple anrl all that corn- of the First degree. The presence. lxrse it, e:rcel)t the N'Iaster. art'. for therefore, of Master Masons in the tlre tinre bein,t consirlercd Entcred T,odge. as overseers or superinten- .,\pprentices. llccarrse accorcling to dents rlf tl:c u'ork, is superflous and \'[astrnic traditi"n, "Iintered Appren- unneccssarv. hecattse only one Mas- tices assenrlllcd on the grouncl floor ter has the riglrt to sit therein. ac- ,rf King Solomon's Tenrple, and their cording to otlr n,ritten cttstonrs inrl Lodges corrsisted of no less than traditions. seven; on( lfaslcr, lhe other En- Rased on the premise that the la- tn'ed, Afl,rcntices." fum io nart pag. SEPTEAABER, 1968 t3 lrtrrs o[ the Lodge are on the First l-v clothed iu accordance with the lwtr to Pego 20 FHLIX CABURIAN Cagayan de Oro City School and Office Supplies -,f- 2. Sporting Goods 3. Office a - Remington Typewriters b - Filing Cabinets c - Storage Cabinets d - Safes Dealer, Shell Comp&g - Philippines Mtgarais Oriental and, Bukidnon SEPTFmBE& 1968 CAUTIONS From prgc 5 rectly, does a disservice to all Free- Catholic can * masonry. Our friends Harmony is the strength and suP- not be blamed for their unfamiliarity port of all-societies, more especially rvith our official structure, but they for of ours. For this reason, and should endeavor to become familiar we must other reasons equally sound, rvith certain fundamentals as soon as ever guard against the danger, of possible. Our own obligation is to driving the wedge oi dissensior. into endeavor to make Mosons familiar friends Freemasonry. Our Catholic rvith the same fundamentals. rnust understand that also. In the meantime, as one who has * \Me must remember alwaYs-and participated unofficially in many pleas- our Catholic friends should be so ad- ant and heart-warming conversations vised-that FreemasonrY does not rvith our Catholic friends cver the become involved in oolitics, does not last two vears, f express the sincere exert pressure on legislative bodies, hope that an atmosphere of incteas- public officials or the courts, does ing trnst, respect and good will rrny not make official pronouncements on be firmly established. Let us be forth- matters of public drives or campaigns. rieht at the outset, and strive for a Policies unite men; programs divide spirit of mutual understanding. Above them. all, let us do nothing in haste * We must remember always-and that could set back the gair:s of re- our Catholic friends should be so ad- cent years or shatter the dreams ol vised-that there never has been any such great souls as Pope Jpht question as to the position of Amer- XXIII and our orvn Ambassador of ican Freemasonry on comPlete seP' Gnod \\Iill. Father John A. aration of church and state. From O'Rrien. A the d"y the Constitution of the **:t United States was ratified, the Fra- ternity has been firm and unlvaver- BUDGETwISEBUDGETwISEBUDGET ing on that point. American Masons $ 8 a must not be expected to abandon their col.r'c TLA:ES? position or do anything to weaken figr E that basic constitutional guarantee. 9 Contact: Bro. Ernesto Z. Gonzales g We must remember always-and I Sister Perla B. Gonzales. O.E.S. N Tour Adoisme E our Catholic friends should be s NOfi American Freemason- advised-that I Experienced personnel...personalized f; ry has a long and distinguished re- i'j service...Full assistance in securing ts cord of loyalty to the Arnericaa pub- fi passports, visas, clearances, hotel fi Iic school system. Support of the f, reservations & itineraries, immigra- H public school entirely consistent f tions...BUDGET TOURS-IIONG- fi is . KoNG-FAR with the basic purposes of Freema- s EAST-EURoPE & UsA H sonry, and the Craft must not be ex- E cuNo LoDGE vTsITATIoN '6e N pected l-o abandon that position. 3 rlv Now & ThAvEL LATER E * We must remember ahvays- S available. - g and our Catholic friends should be ON so advised-that there is one body * 1426 San Marcelino St. E fii Plaridel Masonic Temple d and only one that can speak for Free- fi Ermita-Tel.: 59-99-?b g masonry. That is the Grand I.odge ft Res.: 60-29-60 H of Masons in a given Jurisdiction. I caute Address: coEAsf it Any move to by-pass the sovereign VH Masonic authority, directly or indi- I ruocerwrsEBUDGsrwEEBuDGEf, El r6 Thc Gr&lerow UNDERSTANDING . . . From paso 4 FIFTHLY, it may be to the ad- F'or instance, it may be pointed vantage of Freemasonry if Philippine out that the first Filipino Mesonic Masons should help dispel the myth Lodge, the Lodge Nilad No. 144, of mysticism surrounding this fra- \r'as approved only on March 10, ternal organization. One way of 1892, rvhile Papal censures were as doing this is to explain some ter' carly as Pope Clement XII's of April minologies. ?8, 1738 and as late as Pope Leo From about 1000 BC where in .\III's of April 20, 1884. Whatever Asia N{inor there rvas organized the lodges there rvere in the Philippines "Fraternitv of Dionysiac Artificers", lrcfore 1892 were those for lluro- composed mostly of priest architects lleans ancl Penninsular Spaniards and engineers, tlp to the building of l.-ilipinos were admitted as members- King Solomon's Temple where the only sonrervhere and sometinre in "Institution of Freemasonry" began, Iti85. Philippine Freemasonrv, there- ar.rd to the l4th century, Craftsmen [ore, could not have participared in in pursuit of architectural designs and the precipitation of tlre clash between constructions of edifices and cathe' Ilreernasonry and the Church since it drals organized themselves inb rvas non-eristent at the time. "Guilds" being actuat stone' Another is a fact in Freemasonry's squarers, lhev rvere termed "Opera- organization wherein there iras been ti'r'e lVlasons". After the decline of no central authority each (irand the construction projects, persons not I-odge is autonomous- with its own rrenrlrers of any skilled craft 'w'ere Consiitution and By-Laws. The only allon,ecl as nrenrbers of these guilds tie arnong the different Grancl Loclges and Masonrv'"speculative became theoritic. hence is the "ancient landrnarks" most im- the term lvfasonrv". lrcrtant of rvhich is the mode of re- Speculative l\lfasonry started in the cognition. 'l'he act of onrission or British Isles in the Medieval ages: of commission of one Grand Lodge, present-clav I\{asons fall in the cate- thcrcfore, mav not necessarilv reflect uory of Speculative Masons. SPlu' on another. This fact is essential to lative l\fasons are lirrked to the Op- l SEPTEi'IBER, 1968 t7 oi two Protestant Ministers, Ander- it then nreant "skilled craft". Handed son and Desaguilers. There sprouted down in the rituals, "aucient mys- other lodges, most influential of teries" in a Masonic way, refer to which was the "Ancient Grand Lodge the secrets of the trade of craftsmen. of England". There started a great lncidentally, these ancient mysteries schisrn in the Masonry of England nrostly came from Eg.vpt, Syria, and - this was supposed to have been Greece. instigated by Irish Masons residing The term "brothcrhood" foqrd its in London. These Irish Masons. not deeper meaning in the mystic tie of of the older branch of Masonry and Freernasonry *'hen Hiram Abif, a lrclonging tr-r the "Premier L,odge" nreurber of the Fraternity of Diony caused the latter to be called the siac Artificers and one of the prin- "Moderns". The struggle betrveen the cipal builders of King Solomc,n's tenr' "Ancients" and the "Moderns" ended ple, was able to establish a strong in a merger on December 27, 1885. irond of harmonv and friendship be- The present practice of affixing the tween the Jews and the TYrians rvord "ancient" in the phrase "ancient rvhich races. then, \{ere so antagon- and accepted" does noi, however, in- istic both in relieions and in man- fer a line of descent - it is onlv a ners. nratter of taste. I\Iasous, as a rule. tend to refutc The term "free and accepted" rvith silence an.,- calumnv heapecl rvhile finding rational explanation in asainst them. Perhaps' the general Operative Masonry is tnore applica- inhibitions against public !^nrticipa- ble to Specutative Masonry. Mem- tions especially on social affairs anrl hers of the ancient guilds of crafts- the proiribition against the solicita- nlen \\:ere 'free' to pursue their own tions for members abetted. again per i'entures uncler the rules of ethics haps, by the uncertainties of u'hich ,rf the guild. In the huilding of King noition of the ritrrals are isoteric and Solomon's Temple, the workers and which are exoteric. prodrrce these en- their descendants were exempted or gulfing shells of silence. 'freed' " from the pa1'rneut of taxes and But. recorcls show that rn'hen Ca' tluties anil r,rere 'attrpte( as \{srkt' nst dt{end their (:rs ,,1," M".on. co\{{ on the basis of their skills as eonvictions an DIMASATANG CHAPTER, U.D. Lazaro Lim and llrnesto \:inuya, Preceptors. RW lvlanuel M. Crudo, Deputy Grand Master and Active l\{ember in Members of the Advisorl, C SEPTEMBER, 1968 t9 pineli, Ronnie Galinarvan, Leo de CAVITE TODGE NO. 2 SPONSORS Guzman, PMC, and Francis Pascual. ORATORICAL CONTEST give inspiration to the Chosen to Lland in hand ivith its of and members of the chapter Projcct officers ;rrproving and beautifying the Rizal Mendoza, Chapter are: Flordelis n'ronument and its immediate suF Srveetheart; Vicky Trinidad, Spon- rounclings on the public plaza, Cavite sor of the East; Arnelia Tabing, No. 2. F & AIU. also launched West and Zeny Trc- Lodge Sponsor of the an oratorical contest among the stu- jillo, Sponsor of the South. 20 The Cabletow ISIA'\A AND MOHAMMEDANISM . . . in llecca fifty-three years before thc From prge l0 Hijrah" (Hejira, the flight of Mo- hamrned from l\{ecca Medina in Nloses having to been adopted by the A.D. 622\ lvas a H,INIF. The re- Je*s. bellious spirit of l\{ohammed was If the first five books of the Old shorvn by his refitsal to participate Testament Bible, Scrip- of the the in tl.re Islarr-uc rvorship of the "inter- tures, whose is attributed to l\{oses, cessors" the "daughters of Allah" in bacl SEPTEMBER, I968 2I IV _ MOHAM}IE,D, A MYSTICi 'Read: And it is thy Lord the Most Bountiful Muhammed (Mohanrmad is also 'Who teacheth by the pen, correct) was a Honif, and lristory 'Teacheth man that which be reveals that he was subject con- knew not."' (Surah XCVI, 1-5.) to "When temltlative li!e. This teim "contem- he arvoke the words re- mained 'as if inscribed upon bis plative life," is a stage, the third heart.' He went out of the cave stage, in "tuysticism" according to on to the hillside and heard the the Psyc-hology of IUysticism, a scien- same awe-inspiring voice say: 'O tific study of the subject. We will Muharunad! Thou are Allah's mes- senger...." dlscus-. it in brief, for the reader's l-renefit. 'l'he trirdition of Mohanuned cou- The stages of Ivlysticism are : tirrues that he rvas awed when he l. Purgative Lite, 2. I\{eriiative Life, saw the angel Gabriel, "in the form J. Contemplative Life, and 4. Unitive of a rnan, standing in the sky above Life. When the "unrtive life" is the horizon." The account, (call it attained, the subject is considered a History or Traclition as you ma), ''mystic." please,) continues: In the first stage the physical bodl "Muhammad (God bless and keep o[ the subject is purged of its sen- him) stood quite still, turning sual feelings and lvants; in the sec- away Ns face from the brightness ond, the mind is trained to function of the vision, but whithersover he might turn his face, there always in the normative formal principles of stood the angel confronting him. reasoning and thinking; in the third. He remained thus a long while till the rnind is trained to focus intentll, at length tl:e angel vanishe4 when ,:n a particular subject (contempla- he returned in great distress. oI so that while this contempla- mind to his wife Khadijah. She tion) in did her best to reassure hirrl say- tion of a topic the physical body of ing that his eonduct had been such the pergon, the one in contemplation. tlat Allah would not let a harm- is insensitive to all influences of its ful spirit come to him and that it surroundings, and of its own physical was her hope that he was to be come the Prophet of the people. dernarrrls. like hunger. thirst, etc., etc.. On their return to Mecca she took etc. him to her cousin, Waraqa Ibn Mrrlrarnrned, as a Hanif, and an Naufal, a very old man, 'who de- illiterate, (he could not read or elared his belief that the heavenly rvtite,) became some kind "mys- messenger who came to Moses of of a old had eome to Muhammad, and tic" of the third stage. the "contem- that he was chosen as the Prophet plative life." of his people." (From the lntrodue- In the desert cave at Hira in the tion to the Koran.) Romadan, mo;th ol while in retreat There-we have a mental picture with his farnilr.. it is rvritten of Mu- of Muhammad, (Mohammed) who hanrmad ; - was not a "mystic" in the standard ".E[e was asleep or in a trance of the Psvcholcigy of Mysticism, but rvhen he heard a voice say: 'Read!' an ordinary man rvho fell into pe- He said: 'T carrnot read., The nodic trances (contemplative tr, voice again said: 'Read!' He said: life) '[ eannot read.' A third time the 'r1gsd!' the "Will of Allah." voice, more terrible. eominanded: Tlrere are various writings attrib- 'Read!' He said: 'What can I uted to Mohammed, or claimed to The voice said: fead?' have originated those l"Read: In the name of thy Lord frorn him: \Vho ereateth. coming from him while in -his nor- 'Createth man from a clot. mal senses are called or clasiified as 22 tte Ceblerow ilte Hod,ith or Sunnoh, and those that irr contrast with the same One God, came from him, while in the condi- rvhom the Jews called JEHOVAH. tion of trance are classified as the For centuries and generations, Is- .Surah, numbering all in all, CXIV, lamism was devoted to monotheistic and nrake up the KORAN of the worship of Allah, until afterwards the \{oharnmevlan Muslims. faith developed the belief of worship- Thus, we hope, we have explained ping also certain "daughters of Al- satisfactorily the difference between lah" who could "intercede" for thent th original ISLAM and the MO- to Allah. This belief has been ac- HAMMEDAN ISLAM. But before cepted for centuries rvithout question, concluding we would like to state until about the birth of "IUuhammad, that we have rvritten this article for son of Abdullah, son of Abdul Mut- its literary value. and not to prose- talib, of the tribe of Qureysh, when lyte. Ecurnenism being the order of some Muslim thinkers begun to ques the day, conceived and started by no tion the propriety of this form oI less than Pope John XXIII, a Ro- IDOLATRY. These tr{uslims. rvho man Catholic, and the Muslims in refused to worship these "daughters the Philippines are a small minorlry of Allah," rvere branded as "agnos- grotlp, it is only proper that we tics" or who did not believe in the should also know and rrnderstand existence of God. They were classi- their cultrrre. fied as the HUNAFA. (the singular terrn is HANIF.) but they were not the religion founrled JUDAISM, really "agaostics." Thev believed in by the upon the Scriptures, Jews Altah, and they rvere interested to rvhich lvere largely influenced by knorv really what was the truth, the Gnosticism, had its counterpart Will of God. But the Scriptures. if among the Arabs in ISLAM. their by that time were already written, ancient religion. Fundamentalty there were not available to thern, and many was no difference between these two of them rvere actually illiterates. So faiths, but in the name, ancl Muslinrs to search the true \Vill of Allah, ther also clairn that their knowledge of resorted to lr1,-c1i4 contenrplation. the Scriptures is authentic, having \Vhen l{uhanrnrad rvas already of ,lriginated from Abraham, through age, rvho rvas a Flanif, he lrould re. his son, Ishmael - the Jews des- treat in a desert cave in the hill o{ cencled fronr Abrahanr through his Hira, in lhe month of Ramadan, a son. Isaac. sununer nronth. or "the month oi .- the lreat," for suclr rlevout worship V CONCI-IISION and contemplation. It was in one [.'or conclusion we just want to re- of these times that \{ohammed sau (rapitulate the facts r.r'ithout any com- the vision of Gabriel. For this vi- sion. u'ife nrentary. The original Muslims tverc his Khadiiah, sought the help of her cousin, Waraqa Ibn Nau- the Meccans, an Arabic tribe descend- fal, a verv old rnan. and considered ing frorn Ishmael, son of Abrahanr, an authority of the "Scrrptures of u'ho founded the cit-v of lvfecca. Abra- the and Christians," and the haur built Jews a ternplc for his children old man confirrned that "Muhammad. to rvorship the One God. this temple bv Allah's rvill, is the Prophet for to come Cown through the genera- his people." tions as the temple of Ka'bah. The Thus ISLAM gave birth to a ne\! Orrc God, whom the Muslims wor- version. MOHAMMEDANISM.I .hipped was to thenr called AI-LAH, A SEPTE'IIBER, I968 23 GRAND TODGE NEWS Grarrd Lccturers. VW .Hermogenes M\V Joseph E. Schon, Grand P. Oliveros and \,-\V Jtran Causing. Master, had a busy Septernber that who assisted him in the cerernonies of took him and his party fron.r nortlr dedication. to south visiting Lodges, dedicat- The Grand Master and Grand Sec- ing a temple and attending I\{asonic retary returned to Manila after thc district conventions. Practically all dedication, while the Grancl Lecturer.s his Saturdays w(:r(' used for the continued their Lodge to l,odge visi- purpose. tations to conduct Lodge of Instruc- tion and Masonic symposia as directe 24 The Cabletow HARMONY From pase I lT WORKS . From page 14 ln Speculative Masonry, according Freemasonry teaches the theory t,-l .l-Jro George Oliver, "The great an.J practice of all that is good in ,lesigyt nu';;:' f:: r: r 4',1q,**'*, iiiiii iiiri #lrIiti .].&dsxr i ri,,.::r,:11..*,b1: SEPTE'UIBER, 1968 25 ?d4n /ruga NAGHAHANAP A'1' l a GRAND TODGE NEWS . . *o. ,"r] ,o .\o. l5-1, r\'[isanris Oriental; ^\It. ;\po The other lodges in Visayas and Lodge No. +5, Zar.r:boanga City; r\lano Mindanao which have not yet been .iuan S. Lodge No. 137, Basi- vislted by them rvill be visiied next lan City ancl Bud Daho Lodge No rnonth. Among thent are: Kanlaon 102 in Jolo. The Grand Lecturers Lodge No. 61 in Bacolo,I Ciry"; Mt. hope to finish their visitatious to these Kaladias Lodge No. 91, Dumaguete lodges before the year ends. After- City; Dipolog Lodge No. 162, Zam- wards they will visit the lodges nortlr lrcanga del Norte; Oroquieta f.odec of Manila and the Bicol District. A SEPTE'TBER, I968 27 4dotae to a. (9owd o/ Qaoao - ?aapoaeo) ?oor? ?7/a* I)ied, age 20; buried, age 60. The sad epitaph of too rnany Americans. ^\4rrmmyfication sets in on too tranv rnen at an age rvhen thev should be ripping the rvorld rvide open. For example: Many people reading this page are doing so rvith the ard of bifocals I nventor ? B. I;rttnklin. agc 7 5. 'l'he presses tirat printecl this page were powered by electricity. Onc ,,i the first harnessers ? B. Franhlin, oge 41. Some are reaclin.q this orr the campus of one of the Ivy League univer- siries. Irounder ? IJ. I;ronklin, uge 43. Others. irr a librarr' \\/ho founCed the first subscription library' in Arrrcrica : t:. Frtnklin. ogc 25 qorne glrt their copv thro11gl1 the Lr.S. It{ail. Its father ? lJ. l;ranl:lin ogc 47. )ior.,, think fire . \\iho started the {irst fire department. invented the liglrtriing rorl. rlesigned a heating sto'r'e still in use toda.r-? l). [;rtt!:lin, u(tcs 30, -l t , 31. \1,'i:. (l()nver-.atic'n;rlist. Econornist. l'hilosophcr. Diplonrat. Favoritr ,'f tlr'. c:rl,itrrls of Ilrrropc. .fourn:rlist. Printer. Publisher. Linguist (sp<.rkr ;11iii ,,r, 1,rtr. iivr lrrrtulrr;es). Aclvocate r;f paratroopers (from balloons) .) c,..ntrrri' lrr.iorc the airPlanc u-as invcntcrl. All these until age &4. And hc lrr,l ,:.rrcilr'1\\'c \'('ars r,i fo;'nrel schooling. It's a good bet that vou alrer.dr lrnve n:r,rc'.lrct'r Lnou'lcrl3c thirn linnl A publlc service mesaag'e reprlnted lron Nonncwook. 28 ?he Gebletow 475 S4olao 8*d o/ Sa.o ?adto Vlaca,to Nliss Karen Ann Frantti, l7-yar Karen to the States. ,-rld American Exchange Field Service Miss Frantti also filled speaking scholar from Saint Cloud, Minnesota, engagements with the Rotary, Jay- rvas the guest of honor of Malinaw cees, and Lions. Lodge No. 25 of Free & Accepted Prominent among the Masons who NIasons, San Pablc City, during their received the visitors were Rouben monthly meeting and AB'S night at C. Belulia, Worshipful Master; Cirilo D. their Lodge Hall on Zulueta Street Constantino of C.C. Institute; Ri- last Saturday, August 10, 1968. cardo C. Bttenafe, La;,ur,. provincial In her speedr bcfore the Masons, trqrsurer; Amado Mabul. retired La- she expla:ned the role of the AFS rluna provincial auditor; Narciso Vil- program in strengthening goodwill, krpando, Laguna Printing Press gen- tunderstanding, and friendship be- eral manager; Paterno Aquino, Aqui- trveen the Philippines and the United lino Carpena, Ong Kim Luan, Simon States. She said that by living with I{agpantay, Domingo Alimario, past Filipinos, she iearned to understand l{aster, David Penatoza, Stiff Ali iully the Filipino way of life and the merio, Jose Alimario, Pedro Gue- love shorvered on her by her foster- varra, frineo Reyes, Pedro Acuino, parents ancl brothers and sister will lTenry Pangan, Santos Torres, Ru- r-nake it hard for her when parting ral Bank manager, Tito Gesmundo, time comes. She said that of all Ernesto Estiva. Lorenzo Cornmenda- thc countries she had visited. the dor, ex-Mayor Lauro Dizon. BIR Fiiipinos are incomparable as regards Laguna revenue provincial agent Cel- friendship and hospitality. On the so Borja, Past Master. Eddie Cons- verge of tears, she said that she has tantino, L,azaro Dayan, Pedrc Ex- learned to love San Pablo and her :ende. Oye Fule, Felizardo Aqrrino. foster fanrily arrd regrets very much \;rlo,\r':,.nzado, & S Abril. that had go so soon. she tc Miss Frantti resided with thc iam- Aftcr hcr s1>ecch, an opctt furttttr ily of Mr. and Mrs. \rictorino Saha- rvas held and she lrswered all ques- gun (nee Lulu Raymundo), owners tions propounded to her by the Ma- of St. Jude's NIotor \\/orks, Warva, sons. Upon request she renderecl a San Pablo City. As a high school vocal solo entitled "Dahil Sa Iyo." gradttate, she observed ctasses at C. C. Technical Institute. Ateneo de After the occasion, the lWasons feted San Pablo, and San Pablo Colleges. her at dinner. She was accompanied After staving rvith the Sahaguns for by her foster sister, Miss Chita Sa- trvo and one-half morrths she depart- hagun. If her travel papers are fin- ed for thc States on August 25. 1968. ishecl on time, Chita will so rvith t *** This early we would like to remincl Lodge Secretaries as rvell as future secretaries to send in their annual reports to the Grand Lodge on time. we grblish the names of officers in the April cabletow only once and late reports will not bc eonsidered for publication after April 1g69. SEPTEMBER, 1968 t*r *.ipL,. :.-r""1 (ir I **s" i" 1 i;'d' "' ,} , & ?r ,ttA {f B* Pictura taken. at monthly meetitlg of Malinau Loclgc No. 25 on Saturday, August 10, 1968 with Miss Karen Ann Frantti, American Field Sertice scholnr, ol Saint Cloud,, Minnasoto, oB guest and speaker. SEATED hlt to right: WB Ama o Mabul, Granil. Lod.ge'inspector lor Mali- nano; VW Ciril,o D, Consta;ntiso, past Depfiy Grand, Mastar, District 11 ; Miss Karen Ann Franttt., WB Rouben C. Belulia,, Master; Misa Chita Sahagun foster siste.r of Miss Frantti; VW Ricardo C. Buenafe, Deputy Grand Mastet- for Distiet 11. PIIAK PITIPINO . trom pagc 26 -YOW ON SALE.... ,:rrlrlrretrsia at rnaubos arrg kan_vang ka- Masonlc Demeanor antt Proper larnanAtr. ang dating nrga kapanalig Dorum ln Loilge Moetings . . P1.00 rt1' di rnan siva batiin sa daan. Arrg Handbook prepared in ansrver to gavoll av hincli dapat pagtakhan, pag- the clorna.nd of brethren for knorvl- l;at ang hilig ni1'a ay ang yaman, liga- edge in the rules, regulations, la..vs, procedures. customs and traditions -ya't kararrgalang fang-kotazuan na which guide Masons in the conduct nrayroollg takdane hangganan. saman- of stated meetings and the perfor- talarrg ang sa Masoneria'1' ang Fo- manee cf the rites and ceremonies banalan rla allg gantinepala av ben- of the Craft. .lidsiong s'alang katapusarr. L Other books and pamphlets Baslc Instructtong ln Floor Work P1.00 G. O: SABAS Instrrlhtion Ceromonles tn Jeweller (In Suborr!inltt Lodges .. Maksr Masonic Pilipino) 1.00 of Emblemr Phtlippino nflsonry hy Knlan' 3.50 and Jewe!ry Send your orders to: D. R. ESCOSA PLARIDEL MASONIC SUPPLY A u thoriu d, B apr e c ent oflitn SERVICE 75 Sibuyal St., St . 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FREE NBCtfilE for evcry 5llll il"&ual 553 Rizal Avenue DISTINCTIVE TAILORS Near corner Raon St., Manila Tel., 3-43-2I SEPTEiIBER, I968 3t AMBASSADOR WlttlAi S From pasc 2 INVITATION TO EARN Grand in the world, Jurisdiction 7'lrc Capitol llqsonic L'orpot e ;:r'tt geographically speaking, in that it ex- (lormcrly the Copitol Masonic T''rtt- tends from Saigon in the west to Inc.) has comPl:tcJ Kwajalein the east and from Sulu fle Assn., iust in No. I on )lt- in the south to Tokyo in the North; tht' first hatl of Arcade l,oclt ol tlt; with Lodges in South Viet Narn, the lalirro Sl., Queson City, City Hall of Philippines, Guanr, Saipan, the IVTar- nczvly-occupied, Quc:ott of Arcod; shalls, Okinarva, South Korea ancl City. Thc finishad Portion store sftlcts o,t Japan. He also stated that the Grand A'o. 1 consists of four Lodge of the Philippines, rvith Amer- tha lirst floor and four oilices on thc icans and Filipinos alternating as sccond f loor. The frescnt f,r,:i/iiir.t Grand l{asters, has earned the re- rent for Fl,250.00 o month. spect and recognition of nearly all Construction of the second hali o! the other Grand Lodges in the world. the arcade conisting of the sane num' Main speaker of the evening was I,ter of facitities on both {loors rtill Ambassador Williams, six-ternr gov- lrc,'Jin .soott. Tzvo m,ore orcodcs, onr' ernor of Michigan (1948-60), Asst. on l{alayaan St. and another on the Secretary of State for the Far East streel betzt:een the 4,700'sq. n- lot of (1960-66) and norv Ambassador of the the Corporation and the City Holl U. S. to the Philippines (1968). The corn.ltound,, ore ofl the drauing boords. Ambassador is a member of Lotus Two ttr.oin buildings, thc l[asonic Lodge in Detroit: is a Knight Tem- Tcmfle and the Masonic HosS'ital . plar and 33o Masou. wih be built af ter the orcades orc finishcd' Bro. Williarns said hc rvas pleased * * :r * to be among brethren in the Philip- has an authorizerl pines for it is in the Craft, here as The corporation elsewhere, that he enjoys real fel- capital of F500.000.00 and is norv sell- lowship. He extended greetings from ing shares at P50.00 per share to lt'fa- his Mother Lodge in Detroit. Bro sons and members of their families. Williams spoke at length on the poli- Herc is an excellent opportunitv to in- true-blue shares tical situation in the United States vest rour rnone) in i claiming that November's election that are bound to earn more dividen,.!. I will be a hotly contested one and as the years go. I rvhile both canciiclates- are strong, The Board ol Dlrectore and offlcere may there are inrponderables rvhich ]}tW Vicente Y. Orosa, PGIM, Chab- give one the victory over the other man; MIil Seratln L. Tovos, PGlf, Prccl- dent; \MB Maria^no Lucero, PlI, Vlce- Presldent; IMB Nestorio B' Melocoton, P!,[, S€G- Cavite Lodge No, 2 Fron pase 2o Treas.; WB Joso B. Santos, PM, Director; The contest rvill be held on No- \ilB Baslllo J. Enrlquoz, PM, Dlr*tor; vember 23rd 1968 at Cavite City TIB Gregorlo Castelo, PM, I)lrector. encl the presentation of the prizes For further lnformatlon, wrlte: rvill be made at the Rizal monrtment, The Secrotary-Ileaanter December 30th. Capltol Masonlc Corporatlon Cavite City Park, on P.O. Box 990, Manilo D-406 1968 A 32 The Cabletow GRAND LODGE OT'T'ICDRS Grand, Mastor .....,. Joseph E. Schon Deputy Granl, Moster Manuel M. Crudo Senior Grand, Worctan Erigar L. Shepley Jotnior Grand. Warden Damaso C. Tria Gtand, Treasurer . Cenon S. Cervantes Granf, Sssvetury Llsueban Munarrrz Assistant Grand, Secretat'y . . Mateo D. Cipriano Gt'and Chaplain .. Rupelto Demonteverde Grand Orator .... William C. Councell Grand, Marshal Eriseo P, David Grand Standard Beai'er James L. Norris Gramd. -otttta-Susord, Bearer Geotge J. Reid Gr'"rri eloi.er' . : : : :.. : : : : : : : : : : : : : :. Jose Ma. Cajucom Senior Grand Lecturer .. Hermogenes P. Oliveros Junior Gt'and Lectuter' . . . llamon Ponce de Leon Junior Grand Lecturer . . - Juan Causing Jtnior Gt'crrtd Lect'uter . . - Benjamin Gotamco Jtoior Grcttrl Lect'ut'er . . - Santi:rgo ]I. Ferrer Srrriol G,attd Dcaeon .... Teotinro G. Juan ,lttni,tt' Grancl Dtacon ... . Antonio C. S. ChinE Scnior Gtancl Stc:uard Dominador G. Ericta ,f ttrtior Grand Sterard . . . . Gil F. Octaviano Grancl Pto'.qttiuant . B:ri'ani B. Ibarlola Grand Organist Ansel S. Montcs Grand. Tylcr Eulosio O. Nadal BOARD T'OR GEIfI'RAI, PURPOSES *-1. Ccnon S. Cervantes, PGM, Presiclent 7. Jose C. Velo, PM 2. \'icente Y. Orosa, p514 /11's plls. 8. Williarrr H. Quasha, PGII 3. Edgar L. Shepley, SGW, Secrelaly 0. Charles Mosebrook, PGM .1, Mrnuel M. Crudo, DGM 10. Macario Navia, HDGI\I 5. I)anraso C. Tria, JGW 11. Ravnrond Il. Wil'rrarth. PGI\1 6. Esteban Munarriz, PGM, G S 12. Mnriano Q. Tinio, PGI\{ RI'('IIO1f.{I, GRI\\I) LoI)GII OF THD RYTIKYL' ISI,ANDS Wallace H. Morris, Regional Grand Ma*ter Glen A. Strong. Regionol Doputq Grand Moster Kenneth A. Rotness, fttgional Senior Grond Worden Murrav \/. Harlou. ,1r., Regionol .lunior Grond Warden Clcveland l\feC^nnell. p7oio11nl G*rnd Trtnytrrr Andrerv H. Bulkley. PRGlll , Regionol Grand Secretarlt I)ISTRICT DT]PUTY (iRAND }IASTERS: Disl-ict No. I ... Manuel M. Crudo Disi,ict No. l3 . .. Eustaquio de Guzman District No. 2 ... Perfecto B. Lingan District No. 14 . . . Valerio Rovira District No. 3 ... So'tero A. To.alba Districf No. l5 ... Fidel Fernandez District No. 4 ... Alfredo V. Solelo Dislrict No. l6 ... Auguslo P. Santos Disi'ict No. 5 ... Aqaton M. Umanos Dist ici No. l7 . . . Florentino Al;racen Disirict No. 6 ... Do;oteo M. Joson Districl No. 18 .. . Ruben G. Feliciano Drst.rct No. 7 ... Jesus V. Evangelisia D st-ict No. l9 . .. Jainal D. Rasul DistrictNo. 8... Desiderio Hebron District No. 20 . . . Frederick M. Poole Dist.ict No. 9 .. Lo:erzo N. Talatala Disrricl No. 2l . . . George B. Archibald District No. l0 . . . Apolonio V. Pisig District No. 22 . . . James 8. King Districl No. ll .,. Ricardo Buenafe District No. 23 . . . Rufino S. Roque Dislrict No. l2 . . . luis E. Makayan Disrrict No. 24 . . . Viclorino C. Darova Distrid No. 25 Aniceio Belisario MASONRY A PICTURE OF HUMAN LIFE The Jirst three deglrees ,of Masonr'll are beau,tiful, a ui,uid o;nd tfuilkng ltictrn'e of lntnrun' life. Eueml step ls an ilLu,strati,ue type ol nld,n, his birth, his manhood, h,ts old ago, and, his death. There is ruo more strikittg simi' l,itude ol nmn in th.is world than is fourud in the beau,tiful and inr,pressiae ceTentoruies of Symbolic Masonry. Thetl bri,ngl ntart lront darkness to the effulgent light ol truth, and step by step, trace his cox:T'se through Life. He is led along the pathweA ol knowledge to a reuelatiott ol his duty to God, his rueigllLbor and himself . In them he is renunded that ht this world" u)e a,re beset u'ith, tenzptatiotts, nrust end,ure trials, and be t:isited by afflictio'ns, and they point to ct tr"u,st in God,, a ,uit'ttlotls Li.fe, and stren.clt'h, ol charac- te'r as the proper wcl?l t'o meet all trials and, t,icissitudes. He is told" of the undeniable lctct tlrut there is muta- tiott of all eat't.hly tltittgls, tha,t ntortal- iQ1 rests llpoll ctll created beings, aruL tauglht that imntortalittl is the'spark of dit,initu that is tr:itltiru man. -The Nerv Age.