All about ecumenism
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- All about ecumenism
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- Ml Meat Seataetti^a News and Views on the Ecumenical Movement. NBM Next July the fourth general as sembly of . the World Council of Churches will be held in Uppsala, Sweden. They expect an attendance of 1,330 clerics and laymen as dele gates from the council’s 232 member denominations, as well as 15 official Roman Catholic observers. As Time magazine observes, one of its main problems will be to resolve the potential conflict between two seemingly incompatible goals of the council: to spread its ecumenical net as wide as possible and to make Chris tianity more responsive to modern so cial issues. Another possibility of conflict in volves the question of Rome. The church men of the old school, they who started the organization, (circa 1912) prefer a slower approach to ecu menism with the Roman Catholic church, while the younger churchmen believe that it is about time to think of providing a way in which the Ro man Catholic Church can be a member of the World Council of Churches. Recently. St. Louis Catholics got a new archbishop. He is the Most Rev. John Joseph Carberry, formerly bis hop of Columbus, Ohio. The Pope appointed Bishop Carberry to suc ceed Joseph Cardinal Ritter who died eight months ago. Last month Archbishop Carberry, who is currently chairman of the U.S. hierarchy’s Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, became the first Catholic bishop to receive the Protestant Ohio Council of Churches’ annual “Pastor of Pastors” award. Many there are who believe that it is just a matter of time, probably short, when Archbishop Carberry will wear the purple cap of a Prince of the Church. As reported in a previous and in this issue, the Knights of Columbus of Quezon City Council and Scottish Rite Masons of Luzon Bodies, AASR, enjoyed a day of togetherness on the golf course of Camp Aguinaldo. They hit the ball, sometimes not, but they exchanged pleasantries and jokes with agreeable familiarity. We wish that hereafter the meetings between Knights of Columbus and Ma sons will have more cordiality. The last time we listened to a Fourth Degree Knight of Colum bus speak to Scottish Rite Masons, it seemed like he labored so hard to get his ideas across, and yet, the Masons did not do or say anything to belabor him. He was so ill at ease, I was tempted to say, "Relax lang basta Ma son.” WB Teofilo Marte, PM (11). re ports that out in Iloilo City where they have streamlined the adminis tration of the Iloilo Mission Hospital, owned by the Baptist Mission, WB Jose Pabelico, PM (11), is the new Business Manager. They have mo dernized the plant and equipment of the hospital and in the process, reTum to next p>go APRIL, 1968 21 quested donations from civic leaders of the community to equip the rooms in the new hospital building. The friends of the hospital responded agree ably and most of the rooms in the new building are being built and equip ped as memorials to relatives of the donors. A group of priests have ask ed to donate at least one room if they cannot have two or three. They want to donate them in appreciation of the care the priests have received from the hospital since 1902 when it was founded by Baptist and Presbyterian missionaries. There is also a Catholic hospital in the city. & going places? TRAVEL ADVISORS ... ex perienced personnel . . ■ person alized service . . . Full assist ance in securing passports, visas, clearances, hotel reservations a .• itineraries . . . Far East Caravan ’68: ‘ Grand Visitation” . . .10th personally conducted tour of the Far East. Visit the Exotic and Fabulous East . . • Hongkong . . ■ Talpeh . . • Okinawa for Re gional Convention and Installa tion . • • Osnka. Inland Sea . . Hiroshima (Atomic Bomb Site) . . • Visitation to Seoul & Tokyo plus Grand tour to Kamakura . . . Pearl Island . . . Nagoya . . . Kyoto. Departure. May 21 All Expenses . . . Meals . . • Tours . . . Hotels . . . Porterage . . . Round Trip Jet Fare . . ■ Trip Insurance . . . All for only P2.860.00. Far Particulars & Reservations: Bro. Ernesto Z. Gonzales Call: Tel.: 50-29-50 or Write P.O. Box 3782 Or thru Plaridel Masonic Temple, Tel. 5-35-36. NOT FORM. . . From p.g. 15 belief that Freemasonry, of which he is a member, is the one and only com mon ground for all sects and people, and, unless he believes in this philo sophy and were imbued with a simi lar belief, he ought not continue to be long to this ancient fraternity. There fore, a true Freemason is called upon to contribute his humble effort toward the achievement of ecumenism. Masonry is not a religion but it is a religious fraternal organization. In fact, we pray before commencing any great undertaking. We believe in the saying ‘‘No man should ever enter in to any great or important undertaking without first invoking the blessings of God.” Let us practice Jess form, but more substance in our religious, political or civic endeavors. It is the substance in all our actions and in all our under takings which make us better men and better citizens. It is no, the form but the practice that makes us Christians. A BIAK-NA-BATO LODGE NO. 7, F. & A. M. 1440 San Marcelino St. Manila, R. P. OFFICERS ALEJANDRINO A. EUSEBIO, PAL MASTER JUANITO N. FERNANDEZ, P.M. SR. WARDEN JAIME M. ZAMORA JR. WARDEN CASTOR I. SILVESTRE, P.M. TREASURER OSOAR L. FUNG, P.M. SECRETARY STATED MEETING: EVERY SEC OND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH 22 The Cabletow