vor. xllv Scptember No. 9 I 968 Published monthly by the Cabletow, lnc. in the intorcri of thc Grtnd todgc of the Phih ippincs Officc of Publication: 1440 San Marcelino, Manile D.0O6. Re+ntend ar scrond cl:tr mail matter al thc Manila Posr Officc on Juno 16,1962. Subscriptron - P3.0O e ycrr in rhc Philippincr. Forcign: US $I.30 e ycar - ? .35 r copy in rhc Philippincr. Foreign: US $0.I5 . copy. STAFF, THE CABTETOW MAGAZINE OFFICERS, THE CABIETOW, INC. ,IAW RAYMOND E, WITAAARTH, PGIA RAYI\AOND E. WIIMANIH Editor Chairman MACARIO C. NAVIA WB NESTORIO B. METOCOION, PM Vice-Chairman Managing Editor JUAN C. NAEONG, JR, WB JOSE EDRAIIN RACETA, PI$ Secretary Advert'sing & Circulation Manager OSCAR t. FUNG CONTRIEUTOR5: T:easurer NTESTOR|O ELOCOTON .t':- RW MANUET M. CRUDO B. i Busincss Manaqer vw AURL|O L. CORCUERA WB CATIXTO B. ANIONIO DiRECTORS: WB AGUSTIN I., GATANG WR EUGCNIO PADUA MANUFL A,t. CRUDO JOSE E. RACETA BRO. PROSPERO PAJARITTAGI rDGAR I.. SHEPTEY WITTIAM C. COUNCET! VW TORENZO N. IAIAIAI,A DAMASO C TRIA PEDRC R. FRANCISCO 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 <licl is not expected to voluntarily pave right the i-n taking advantage of tfris pe- rvay for the re-admission of Catholic riod- of -open-mindednesJ, on the parr Masons into the "Community of the of the Vatican, by encouraging dia- Church". The second focusts atten- logues, drscourses, associations, and tion un the need to revise attitude to- fraternizations rvith Catholic organi- ri'ards z.ations Catholics instead of the and leaders. Likewise,'past rtsual recriminations- ranging from the Grand Master \Villiam euasha did a lvorthy 'he charge of bigotrv to fanaticisn-r, there service when directly should be understanding and accep- ;rud personally communicated witlr tance of a Catholic's faith. This doc- the Yatican in behalf of triii.pino Ca_ trine of unquestioning acqrriescense to tirolic Masons. Every Maso]r in the Philippine rvhat the Church says, having wea- Jurisdiction should not thered the splinter of Christianity in- nriss this opportunit.v- to project a to two of Rome favorable picture the Church and the of Freemasonrv in Church- 1054, order that of Constantinople in non-Masons may be nrore the clivision into Protestantism offi- informed about this Frateinity; that cially started by Martin Luther on Catholics may better understand its October objectives: philippine 31, 1517,'the secession of and, that the the Church England Catholic 'more of in 1534. and hierarchy may lend Renaissance receptive " the Movement of the ear to its request for the furn to naxf pagc SEPTEMBER, 1968 3 I4th and l5th centuries, r,r'ill not be to insist tliat the clifferent Papal bans changed. If Masons want the Ca- against Freenrasonry are without ba- thohcs to understand them, the for- sis in facr there rvere.