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Title: The Cabletow
Creator: Freemansons
Issue Date: Volume XLIV (Issue No.1) January 1968
Publisher: Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands
Year: 1968
Language: English
Subject: Freemasonry; Freemasonry--Philippines--Periodicals.; Freemasons--Philippines--Periodicals.
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extracted text: rrf/Mf/rMfff/f/WMf/wMM/wfMni Qty? Qfoblrtmu vol xirv No. 1 ehr (Cafaletnui JANUARY 1968 Published monthly by tho Cab'etow, Inc. In the Interact of the Grand lodge of the Phil ippines. Office of Publication: 1440 San Marcelino, Manila 10101. Re-entered at second mail matter al tho Manila Post Office on Juno 16, 1962. Subscription — P3.00 a year In the Philippines. Foreign: US $1.30 a year. P .35 a copy in the Philippines. Foreign: US $0.15 a copy. STAFF, THE CABLETOW MAGAZINE MW RAYMOND E. WIIMARTH Editor WB NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON Managing Editor WB OSCAR 1. FUNG Advertising A Clrculat’on Manager CONTRIBUTORS: WB JUAN C. NABONG, JR. WB ALFREDO ORTIZ RW MACARIO C. NAVIA WB JOSE E. RACEIA OFFICERS, THE CABLETOW, INC. RAYMOND E. WIIMARTH Chairman MACARIO C. NAVIA Vice-Chairman JUAN C. NABONG, JR. ALFREDO ORTIZ NESrORIO B. MELOCOTON Business Manager DIRECTORS: JOSE E. RACEIA OSCAR L. FUNG IN THIS ISSUE GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE ............................. EDITORIAL ......................................................... COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND FREEMASONRY MASONIC EDUCATION ......................................... HISTORY OF PILAR LODGE #15 ....................... THE N8I AND YOU ............................................. GRAVEL & SAND ................................................. REPORT ON MASONIC CORPORATIONS .......... MASONS IMPLEMENTING THE GOLDEN RULE . . ALL ABOUT ECUMENISM .................................... PAGING PAST MASTERS ..................................... WITH OUR YOUNG ONES ................................... MW LUTHER B. BEWLEY, PGM, PASSES AWAY MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ....................... PITAK PILIPINO ................................................... BOOK REVIEW ..................................................... OFFICIAL SECTION ............................................. . . . Mr. Ricardo Labez 3 WB C. F. Arkoncel, PM 5 ........ Atty. Romeo T. Saavedra 9 .......... WB Oscar L. Fung, PM 11 ................................................... 12 .............. Bro. Pedro de Rama 13 . .......................................... NBM 15 ............. VWB Lorenzo Talatala 17 ................ Stanley Jacob, OdeM 19 ................................................... 22 . . . WB Aurelio L. Corcuera, PM 25 . . . WB Agustin L Galang, PM 26 WB Juan C. Nabong, Jr PM 28 .................................................... 32 January is with us and we stand at the threshold of the twelve months of 1968. We stand in awe of what it will bring to us. Nonetheless, we are secure in the thought that whatever will be, will be; our trust being in God. It is customary that at the beginning of the year, as we look forward to the future, we also look back at the year just past. We will know better where we are going if we know where we had been. In looking back at last year, we are reminded of the old goals we have set for our selves; we re-examine the efforts we have exerted towards the achieve ment of those goals; and with these in mind, we formulate a new set of guidelines for the accomplishment of new goals. These we call resolutions. It is conceivable that the bulk of our resolutions concern our selves and our families. It is well that this is so, for the well-being and progress of ourselves and families consequently lead us to a concern for the well-being and progress of others. This is the essence and symbol of Freemasonry. Let us take a look at the remarkable growth of Freemasonry in the Philippines, particularly under the aegis of our Grand Lodge. While or ganized Freemasonry arrived in the Philippines in 1856, it was in 1917 when Freemasonry here took on a revitalized posture. It was then when the fusion took effect, when Filipino Lodges then working under the two Grand Lodges in Spain joined the American Lodges working in the Philip pines which had earlier (1912) organized themselves into the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands. From then on, Freemasonry took long strides in progress, qualityand quantity-wise. We are proud and happy for this transcendental growth for 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 government of the country in which it has taken roots. Let us, all of us, in this Grand Jurisdiction, think about this with a deep sense of responsibility. I call on the new sets of officers of our Turn to pogo 10 JANUARY, 1968 ScUteilaC ; IS GOD DEAD? Since a similar statement, in the declarative, appeared some eleven years ago, we have been itching to write on so important and far-reaching a subject. Is God dead? There are two answers. Yes. No. Yes, god is dead. To many people, their god is no more animate than a piece of wood, some flotsam or jetsam, moving about in the ripple of their imagination, in the vagaries of their minds. A politician who says, loud and clear, that god is ever on his side, who will make him win in any political contest, makes his god an inaminate thing, his instrument for his convenience. A nation which bruits about the "fact" that its god protects it from its enemies within and without, has an inanimate god. Individuals and nations, believing this about their god, like a basketball, to have and to hold until the other one gains time to snatch it from them, make their god so lifeless, so convenient. In a way, they have been creating their god in their own image, for use when and as needed. No. God is not dead. He is a Living Presence. Many a time, past, present and future, Masons have been, are, and will be accused of being godless. The accusers have been, are, and will be the uninformed, the misinformed, the refusers to be informed. At least, those who are willing to take in a little information about Masons and their belief in God, call the Masons 'blasphemous because besides calling their God, God, Jehovah, Masons also denominate Him as The Great Architect of the Universe (GAOTU), The All-Seeing Eye, Creator of Heaven and Earth, Almighty Father. None can help it. We Masons have a Living God. Figure it out: The Great Architect of the Universe. One who plans to build a house will not go to a dead architect. Living Masons go to a Living Architect. We believe in God who created and creates us according to His plans. Our lives are in His hands. We live and move in His being. There is rapport and unity between a Mason and his God. Agsin, take: The All-Seeing Eye. This denotes God's omniscience and omnipresence. Present progressive tense. We do not have a dead god; we have a Living Presence. God is here; He is everywhere and in that concept, Masons conduct themselves conscientiously and consciously in the Presence, ever mindful that being in God's presence, Masons will do well to walk the straight way. "God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." We prove His truth by His spirit. The moment man tries to prove Him as a thing, the prober runs smack against an inanimate, a dead one. So back again to the proof of the spiritual. And, we rely on faith, "the sub stance of things hoped for and the proof of things unseen," as satisfactory for us. It is so much better to have a Living God than a dead one. A The Cabletow Challenge and Relevance. . • e Community Development and Freemasonry Mr. Ricardo Labez • Address of Ricardo Labez, Public Relations Director, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, before the Annual Convention of Masonic Lodges of Cavite held in Imus, Cavite, November SO, 1967. When I was asked, over the tele phone, about speaking here today, my impulse was to say no, I am not the man for you. I stopped to listen only when community development was mentioned as the subject you are interested in. It happens that community development, especially in the rural setting, is something I am willing to talk on anywhere. To be able to discuss it with Freemasons, I regard as a particular privilege. That we would do this in Imus, Ca vite clinched my acceptance. For Imus has a special meaning to me and to mv family. To me, because years ago — so many years ago he probably no longer remem bers it — your erstwhile mayor and the then governor of Cavite, Mr. Camerino, suggested that I come and see this great, historic province. Curiously, we met in Bacolod on one of those occasions when he was with the late President Quirino and I was there for our newspaper. The then Senator Montano, too, invited me, fully assuring me that, contrary to the general impression, this was a peaceful province. Perhaps both Mr. Camerino and Mr. Montano, the loyal and faithful Caviteiios that they are, will be hap py to know that I have come — I have become an adopted son of Ca vite and an active member of CASEDEC — and what is more, I bear per sonal testimony from my extensive travels and community development work in all three regions of the coun try that, indeed, Cavite is one of the most peaceful and certainly one of the most promising provinces. Cavite interests me for another reason — my wife was born here, in this very town of Imus. Her father, the late Col. Garma, was then PC provincial commander. Mrs. Gar ma was a public school teacher and I would not be surprised if some of you here were among her pupils. But, more than this, Col. Garma regarded as his greatest fortune that he belonged to Pilar Lodge and counted it his greatest honor that he had been given the privilege of serv ing it as worshipful master. Now, if all this is not enough to qualify me to appear before you, there is the additional fact that An dres Bonifacio, in whose honor to day is a holiday, started out as a commoner, in view of which per haps we can afford at least this day to be charitable to commoners, in cluding your speaker. This is not suggesting a comparison to the Great Plebian. I am only submitting that, now and then, it may be well for our leaders to turn to the common peo ple and listen to their common sense. The great lesson to be drawn from the life of Andres Bonifacio is that commoness is no bar to greatness. It is my humble understanding of your great order that Freemasonry is built on precisely this assumption. Another lesson from Andres Boni facio I am invoking is that of fearTwm to neat page JANUARY, 1968 lessness. Ordinarily, your VWB Pisig, the manly and military man he is, is to be feared; so when he said I should speak for 20 minutes to one hour, I interposed no objec tion, though usually I am good for not more than one-half that time. But, fear not. I will not have you standing out there in the scorching sun that long. In the spirit of '96, I shall defy Brother Pisig. With all due respect to him, I hardly think this is the time or place to discuss with any practical thoroughness, as he said I should, community develop ment and how Freemasons should get involved in it. My suggestions on that would be wiser given and bet ter received in each individual lodge. Brother Pisig prepared me for this address by pointing out that the prin cipal tenets of Freemasonry arc brotherly love, relief and truth. I should like to relate community development to them. In the modern context, community development, like rural reconstruct tion, is concerned with maximizing the efficacy and efficiency of the de mocratic process or, as the IIRR and PRRM put it, with “building de mocracy from the bottom up.” Its focus is on fundamental values and the right beginnings with people. The truth is that in a fundamental way you are being true to Freema sonry in your interest in community development. If Freemasonry is a system of morality, community de velopment is a system of community service. As pointed out by an United Nations expert on the subject, “Com munity development, pure and sim ple, is the improvement of local con ditions by the community’s own ef fort and industry, and not by some outside agency.” Therefore, in es sence it is brotherly love expressed in acts of giving relief to the needy. Scientifically thought out on the basis of observed and evaluated experience, this has brought emphasis on release — release of the potentialities of the people for economic productivity and social and political responsibility aimed at the balanced growth of the individual and the total development of the community. What is the truth about our com munities? How do our people meas ure up to the constitutional requisites of a good citizen — personal discip line, moral character, vocational effi ciency, civic conscience and the dis charge of the duties of citizenship? What is the truth about what each and everyone of us is doing about the nation’s shortcomings? What is the truth about the nation al leadership on those deficiencies? We are heartened by the spirit and sweep of administration efforts. The recent polls gave proof of the peo ple’s profound approval. Still, we must ask whether administrators would do their programs the same way if they had it entirely in them to decide on policies and procedures, let alone budget limitations and pres sures of politics. To be sure, there is much firing. What of strategic aiming? Are we reaching, hitting or missing our marks? Are the people cooperating enough with the government in ways they should ? The truth is that we do already have most of the blueprints neces sary for progress. Ours is not a prob lem of lacking know-how. Ours seems a simpler case of being short on do-it. Let us do what we can do for our selves — for our community — our country — the world. We can do what we determine we must do. In 1896, our national for bears felt they had to declare them selves politically free to maintain Tum to page 23 The Cabletow Taught by Self. . . Masonic Education WB C. F. Arkoncel (50) • Mackey’s Definition of Freemasonry. Freemasonry or Speculative Ma sonry, according to Bro. Albert G. Mackey, 33°, may be defined as the scientific application and the religious consecration of the rules and princi ples, the language, the implements and materials of Operative Masonry to the veneration of God, the purifi cation of the heart and the inculca tion of the dogmas of a religious philosophy. It is a progressive mo ral science taught by degrees, veiled in allegory and illustrated by sym bols, which has its moral, religious and philosophical doctrines. It is a fraternity of men bound together by a peculiar tie which inculcates its obligation of kindness as a moral duty to his neighbor. Its. moral de sign is to make men better to each other; to cultivate brotherly love and to inculcate the practice of all those virtues which are essential to the perpetuation of brotherhood. A Ma son is bound to obey the moral law; and of this law the very keystone in the Divine Precept — the Golden Rule of Our Lord — to do unto others as we wotdd that they should do unto us. Its moral doctrines teach us to re lieve the distressed, to give good counsel to the erring, to speak well of the absent, to observe temperance in the indulgence of the appetite, to bear evil with fortitude, to be pru dent in life and conversation and to dispense justice to all men. Its religious doctrines arc belief in God and in the immortality of the soul, and teaches universal brother hood of men based upon the univer sal fatherhood of God^ Its philosophical doctrines involve the symbolism of the lost and recov ered word, the search after the divine truth, the manner and time of its dis covery and the reward that awaits the faithful and the successful search er. According to Pike. Gen. Albert Pike, 33°, Masonic ritualist and author of Morals and Dogma, says: “A good Mason is one that can look upon Death and see its face with the same countenance with which he hears its story; that can endure all the labors of his life with his soul supporting his body; that can equally despise riches when he hath them and when he hath them not; that is not sadder if they are in his neigh bor’s exchequer, nor more lifted up if they shine around about his own walls; one that is not marred with good fortune coming to him nor go ing from him; that can look upon man’s lands with equanimity and pleasure as if they were his own; and yet look upon his own and use them too just as if they were another man’s; that never spends his goods prodigally and foolishly nor yet keeps them avariciously; like a miser that weighs neither benefits by weight and number but by the circumstances of him who confers them; that never thinks his charity expensive if a worthy person be the receiver; that does nothing for opin JANUARY, 1968 ion’s sake but for conscience, being careful of his thoughts as if act ing in markets and theatres, and in as much awe of himself as of a whole assembly; that is bountiful and cheer ful to his friends and charitable and apt to forgive his enemies; that loves his country, preserves its honor and obeys its laws, and desires and en deavors nothing more than that he may do his duty and honor God.” According to Ncivton. Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, 33°, in his monumental work, The Builders, says ‘‘When is a man a Mason? When he can look out over the rivers, the hills and the far horizon with a pro found sense of his own littleness in the vast scheme of things; and yet have faith, hope and courage. When he knows that down in his heart everyone is as noble, vile, as divine as diabolic and as lonely as himself and seeks to know, to forgive and to love his fellowmen. When 'Re knows how to sympathize with men in their sorrows, yet even in their sins, knowing that man fights a hard fight against many odds. When he has learned how to make friends and to keep them and above all how to keep friends with himself. When he loves flowers, can hunt the birds with out a gun and feels the thrill as an old forgotten joy when he hears the laughter of a little child. When he can be happy and high-minded amidst the mean drudgeries of life. When star-crowned trees and the glint of sunlight in flowing waters subdue him like the thought of one much loved and long dead. When no voice of distress reaches his ears in vain and no hand seeks his aid without response. When he finds good in every faith that helps everyman to lay hold of higher things and to see majestic meanings in life whatever the name of that faith may be. When he can look into a wayside and see something besides mud and into the face of the most forlorn mor tal and see something beyond sin. When he knows how to pray, how to love, how to hope. When he has kept faith with himself, with his fel lowmen and his God; in his hand a sword for evil, in his heart a bit of a song, glad to live but not afraid to die. In such a man, whether lie be rich or poor, scholarly or unlearned, famous or obscure, Masonry has wrought her sweet ministry.” S'lintntariccd Definition. From the context and connotations of the above definitions, it may be in ferred that Freemasonry is a way of life gauged from the personal, natu ral, social, intellectual, moral and spiritual points of view, which guides man to be at peace with himself, his family, his neighbor, his country, the world and his God. It develops and improves human character and pro motes self-study, self-analysis, self guidance, self-reliance, self-control and self-improvement. It involves a searching inquiry into secrets and mysteries of nature and human na ture — a bold exploration into the fields of the infinite, the invisible and the unknown. It requires a man to know positively his capabilities and weaknesses, his bearings and moor ings in the rough sea of human life, the high mountains, the shallow wa ters, and the profound depressions, so as to know where to sail with safe ty, and to escape from disastrous collisions, accidents and groundings, disasters and calamities so as to take the correct direction onward to sal vation, toward success and victory. The Masonic Profession. As the profession of law is based upon the municipal law, political law Turn to pago 19 The Cabletow Pita* .dodpe He. 15 Pilar Lodge No. 15 is one of the many Lodges in this jurisdiction which have buildings of their own. It has a three-story building constructed on the Lodge’s 1,170 square meters of property facing the town park. The ground and second floors are at present occupied by the Imus Ele mentary School. The third floor is used exclusively by the Lodge. The Lodge also owns a cemetery plot of about 400 square meters, for the ex clusive use of its members and their families. Pilar Lodge is one of the oldest Lodges in the Philippines. Ils found er is a Filipino Catholic Priest. The first light in Masonry was brought to Imus, Cavite, by the late Father Severo Buenaventura in 1894, who was then a member of “Bathala Lodge” in Ermila, Manila. Don Cayetano Topacio, then a member of Parawa Lodge in Concepcion, Tarlac, helped in the organization. A regular Lodge No. 203 was establish ed in that year (1894) at Imus, and a charter obtained from the "Gran Oricntc Espanol.” The name “Pilar” was trained after the town’s patron saint “Nuestra Schora del Pilar.” The other organizers of the Lodge were Emilio Aguinaldo (initiated in the house of Don Cayetano Topacio), Baldomero Aguinaldo, Pantaleon Garcia, Juan Castaneda, Sixto Sapinoso, Ignacio Bella, Agustin Paredes, Canuto Encarnacion, Benedicto llano, Jose and Macario Tagle; all of whom took active part in the revolution which broke out two years later. They usually held their meetings in the house of Ignacio Bella on San Juan Street, but had to move on various occasions from one house or camarin to another. Their meetings had to be closely guarded, because the Spanish Friars and Guardias Civil were then persecuting them. During the period from the or ganization of Pilar Lodge in 1894, until the revolution in 1896, hard ships were suffered by the members Masonry in those days was consider ed a secret society. The Government was under the pressure of the Friars who were the bitter enemies of our Fraternity. Masons were condemned by them and any one who had the misfortune of being discovered as a member, was sure to be persecuted and tortured if not put to death. Only the brave and determined men dared to become members of the Fraternity. So in the revolution of 1896, all the members of Pilar Lodge took arms and became leaders. The liberty, hap piness and prosperity which we now enjoy must be recognized as the fruit of the sacrifices of our revolutionists, whose leaders were mostly Masons or Katipuneros. Those persons were nicknamed “Filibustcros” by the ene mies of our freedom, the Friars. Emilio and Baldomero Aguinaldo, Canuto Encarnacion and Benedicto llano, being all from Kawit, Cavite and desiring to propagate Masonry in their own town, established a so ciety in the barrio of Binakayan which they called “Triangulo,” preparatory tO'the organization of a regular Lodge, but it was never realized because of the revolution of 1896 which prevent ed them from continuing their Ma sonic activities. After the American regime was established and the Civil Govern ment inaugurated in the province of Cavite, Pilar Lodge was reorganized in the house of General Pantaleon Garcia in 1907; then moved to an old brick house on Tuclong Street Turn to next pig* JANUARY, 1968 until it was finally transferred to its present site at Tirona Street, where a temporary building with but a ground floor was used until the present building was constructed in 1914. This Lodge, together with many other lodges previously under the "Gran Oriente Espanol" joined the Grand Lodge of the Philippine Islands in 1917, and our Charter was granted by this body on February 13, 1917. It was just a day after the last stated meeting and annual election of the officers of Pilar Lodge No. 15, of F & A M, which took place on Saturday, December 8, 1941 when the unexpected Pacific War broke out. It was considered a memorable day in the history of this Lodge. Due to the uncertainty of the prevailing con ditions at that time, the elected and appointed officers were not duly in stalled and since then, the activities of the Lodge ceased. During the perilous and hazardous period of more than three years.-of Japanese occupation, the work of this Lodge was completely paralyzed. This may be attributed to the un democratic and imperialistic tenden cies of the invading people, whose attitudes were not in communion and in sympathy with the principles and precepts of secret societies, especially of Freemasonry. Practically all the Lodges in the Philippines including the Grand Lodge, immediately stopped their vigorous and progressive move ments. It was during this trying period when we can justify once more, without mental reservation, that many outstanding members of our Fraternity have contributed valuable, intelligent and heroic deeds which should never be forgotten and should be written in the golden pages of our fraternal achievements. The members of Pilar Lodge No. 15. in order to evade the injustices and brutalities of the Japanese, purposely inhibited themselves in seclusion to the extent of making them unknown to public notice. All the jewels, docu ments and important paraphernalia of this Lodge, were kept separately in the different houses of the bre thren. But the building itself could not escape the eyes of the Japanese soldiers who occupied it from 1942 to the later part of 1944, barely one month before the liberation. It was in the premises of this building, where one fateful day, a few of the young and innocent martyrs of this town suffered the barbarous and fatal punishments in the hands of the in human Japanese soldiers. In May of 1945, three months after the liberation of this province of Cavite, an informal gathering of some members of Pilar Lodge was held in the house of Worshipful Brother Candido Sayoc, the Treas urer of said Lodge. It was during this meeting when the members present decided to resume the activi ties and pledged to support the Lodge, in consonance with the instructions from the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. The first stated meeting was held in the Hall of the Temple for the first time, on Saturday, June 2, 1945 where the brethren met each other once again in full vigor and enthu siasm, and enjoyed the same spirit of comradeship and fraternal rela tionship under the supreme guidance of the Great Architect of the Uni verse. The members at present are faced with the challenge of rebuilding their old dilapidated temple. Out of their own contributions and some contri butions from friends and sympa thizers, the members tried to accu mulate enough funds to enable them to reconstruct a new temple in time to host the 35th Annual Convention. Turn to page 27 The Cabletow The NBI and YOU Atty. Romeo T. Saavedra It is our happy privilege to welcome to the pages of The Cabletow Atty. Romeo T. Saavedra, Public Information Officer of the National Bureau of Inves tigation, who has gladly consented to conduct the Column, "The NBI and You.” Matters of common interest to ma ny are the varied crime prevention and police improvement projects oi the National Bureau of Investigation for the fiscal year 1967-6S which inav have escaped the attention of people in a position to help in these projects. In the crime prevention f:eld, started since five years ago, are the public posters distributed in strategic areas of the “Ten Most Wanted Criminal:-. By The NBI”, jointly sponsored by a bank and the NBI, which has netted about two hundred arrests, together with the ‘‘Wanted Person” columns devoted by the Philippines Herald.for about a year, the Manila Times for about six months, and the Manila Chronicle, for about two weeks. The NBI has also put out a photo album of swindlers and passers of forged checks to the different banks and ho tels here, under the immediate super vision of the Interpol Division, NBI, which has also resulted in a large number of arrests of these persons ch flagrante delicto. Started about three years ago, the NBI Addiction Institute, the first of its kind hereabouts, jointly main tained by the NBI, the SWA, and the private sector, is responsible mainly for the rehabilitation and treatment of more than 300 narcotic addicts who have been referred to the Institute on a voluntary basis. The institute has been deluged with requests from courts to have those convicted of violations of the narcotic laws con fined thereat. The NBI, however, has maintained the policy of accept ing only those young offenders and ad dicts in the incipient stage. The Phil ippine General Hospital and some drug companies joined hands in this public service. The addicts, numbering about fifty, at a time are housed at the NBI Addiction Institute at Tagaytay City, where they are given physical therapy and vocational training. The NBI also, in association with the Philippine Amateur Judo Associa tion (l’AJA), has been training the youth under a selective basis, in athle tics and sports judo to develop a ‘sound mind in a sound body’ as part of the juvenile control program of the P.ureau. Also during Saturdays, m a 1 e high school students, after pro]x?r screening, are taught skills in type writer repair, bookbinding, carpentry, painting, printing, laminating, ■■ And other vocations to afford them train ing and to help them make use of their time profitably. This is the juvenile delinquency control program of the Bureau. The NBI has also started a project to publicly distribute and dis seminate a list of motor vehicles, to gethcr with the model, type, ntake, and motor number for the public to help impound or force the owners to satisfy the customs taxes thereon. The NBI thru the Narcotics DiviTurn lo next pag« JANUARY, 1968 9 sion has also released for the public information and assistance narcotics leaflets warning the public of the dan gers of these drugs and to report any violations of this nature to the NBI or its field offices. Likewise, color ing pictures with big bold words of warning are distributed to young pupils who are especially susceptible to these evils. The NBI also has put out ‘STOP CRIME’ pamphlets for the public consumption citing the ma ny ways in which the public can help in the campaign against crime and its forces. The NBI has also been res ponsible for the publication and print ing of the first Annual Crime Report in the Philippines, detailing the causes and volume of crimes throughout the country, including the circumstances of the offenders and the nature of the crimes committed. This Annual Crime Report has been coming out regularly as a special issue of the NBI Iziw Enforcement Monthly. The NBI has also put out a Uniform Crime Re porting system in the Philippines which was adopted by the Metropo litan Police organization and the Peace and Order Council. Under this system, uniform sheets containing da ta about crime, its nature and distri bution, about offenders and their per sonal circumstances, are distributed to the different police agencies in the country, to be returned to the NBI. which under the law, is the national clearing house for criminal informa tion after filling them out. On the police training program of the Bureau to improve police service and promote law enforcement effi ciency, the NBI Police Academy, has conducted basic police training courses and supervisory :.t manage ment police science courses for police officers throughout the country. Jointly with the National Economic Council and AID, the NBI has made these police training courses ambula tory in the different cities ami pro vinces to afford greater part:cipation among policemen who are unable to attend these police seminars in Ma nila for economic reasons. Presently, the NBI has graduated more than five thousand policemen on both training levels. This is in addition to the big nuniber of securitiy guards of the dif ferent government agencies and pri vate corporations who arc trained along the same line. A GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE F,om p,9. > Lodges to keep this thought in their hearts and minds: You are the front runners of Freemasonry in 1968. Think well, do well in and for your Lodge. Perform your sworn duties with honor to yourselves and inevitably you will honor our Ancient and Honorable Fraternity. In fine, therefore, I call on all Masons to face the future with dedica tion, resolved more than ever to do all we can in our power to make our Masonry felt and seen around us. There is nothing to fear except fear itself. With courage and fortitude, we can face the future knowing that the hope for friendship, peace, harmony and understanding lies in Freemasonry in action. MARIANO Q. TINIO Grand Master 10 The Cabletow GRAVEL AND SAND WB OSCAR L FUNG (7) PM defiant o* jfettoiUe* MWB Conrado Benitez, PGM and Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry in the Philippines, was the recipient of the highest DeMolay Award, the Honorary Legion of Hon or, given by the Supreme Council of DeMolay, on December 23, 1967 in the Green Room of the Scottish Rite Temple. The award ceremonies were presided over by RWB Manuel M Crudo, Senior Grand Warden, who is an Active Member of the DeMolay Supreme Council and its Representa tive for the Philippines, Guam and Okinawa. MWB Benitez was cited for his prominence in Masonic endeavors in the Philippines, his outstanding achievements in educational work in over half a century, his unstinted efforts in socio-economic develop ment of our country, and his lauda ble share in the framing of the Phil ippine constitution as one of the "Seven Wise Men" of the Constitu tional Convention thirty-four years Our congratulations to WB Bayani Raymundo, PM (149), who was recently promoted to Asst. Manager <>f the Davao Branch of PNB. Up to the time of his promotion, WB Raymundo was Cashier of the Davao Branch. Little known to most brethren is the share of WB’s Ponciano Dionido and Jose Buhay, Past Masters of Zapote Lodge No. 29, who are help ing in the First Lady’s promotion of home gardening in the country. Re cently, WB Dionido and WB Buhay were called to Malacahang to confer with Mrs. Marcos on how to en courage more people to have vegeta ble gardens in available plots in their homes in order to raise vegetables and fruits for their own table use, not only to save money but more so to eat vegetables for the improvement of the family diet. That there is an upsurge in vegetable raising even in cities like Manila, attest to the suc cess of the work being done without fanfare by the First Lady and the able assistance of WB’s Buhay and Dionido, who head the divisions con cerned in the Bureau of Plant In dustry. Congratulations also to Bro. Constancio Maglana, (50), who was re cently elected Congressman for the new congressional district of Davao del Norte. Twice prior to the diviof Davao into three provinces, Bro. Maglana was a member of the Pro vincial Board of Davao. Kasilawan Lodge No. 77, held a public installation of officers at the Jose Abad Santos Hall of the Plaridel Masonic Temple, Manila on Jan uary 2, at six o’clock in the evening. Dalisay Lodge No. 14, installed its officers on the same date and time at the Rafael Palma Hall of the Plaridel Temple. Turn ?o P.s« 16 JANUARY, 1968 11 REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES OF MASONIC CORPORATIONS . . . Corporations owned by Masons, in dependent of, but collaborating with the Grand Lodge, reported a fairly good year in 1967. They are looking forward to a better year in 19G8. Among them are . . . THE CABLETOW, INC. The Cabletow, Inc., now at the thres hold of its third year, closed two years of corporate existence with satisfac tion on its part and of its members. For the first time, it closed the pre ceding year with a surplus which its trustees decided to hold as an invest ment fund, to be augmented later from other sources and used to start a cor poration to own and operate a print ing plant. The office of the corporation and the staff of the magazine is now in Room 14 of the Annex of Plaridel Tem ple. As in newspapr offices, the place is ■ crowded, cluttered and chaotic, but not confused. Because the present quarters is a little bigger than the for mer office which it occupied for two years before, the Trustees bought a table and ten chairs for use as a con ference table. Starting from scratch in 1966, it now has office furniture and equipment worth more than ten thousand pesos. Its prized equipment are an electric automatic addressing machine, an electric automatic franking machine and the latest model Polaroid ca mera. Due to space limitations at the moment, the reports of the Chair man and the Treasurer will be published in a later issue. THE CAPITOL MASONIC CORPORATION Formerly the Capitol Masonic Tem ple Association, Inc. based in Quezon City, it has been allowed to change its name to Capitol Masonic Corporation and increase its authorized capital from P135.000.00 to f>500,000.00 In 1967. Its original capital stock having been earlier sold out, the increase in capital was a necessary step because of shortand long-range plans. In 1967 the first unit of Arcade No. 1 on Matalino Street was completed and the last unit was started this month, to be completed in March 1968. The Board of Directors last Decem ber decided to borrow half a million pesos to construct Arcade No. 2 on Malaya Avenue and the Masonic Tem ple in the center of the property. By conservative appraisal, the lot of 4,700 sq. m. and the present Arcade No. 1. free from any liens or encumbrances, is easily worth over a half a million pesos. As of this writing, more than half of the increase in capital stock of P365,000.00 has been bought and re served. It is expected that before the annual meeting of the corporation in April 1968. most of the remaining ca pital stock as yet uncommitted will have been bought and paid for. Breth ren and members of their immediate families desiring to buy stocks in the Capital 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 AID SOCIETY, INC. In 1967 this corporation had a half and half success. It made money on individual insurance, but lost again on group insurance. Basic causes are low premium rates, no medical examination and no age limit. For the second time in so many years, the loss in 1967 was more than P30,000.00. After levelling off the loss, profits made in individual insurance will be diminished, hence the prospects for dividends usually given to to individual policy holders will not be Turn to pas* 27 12 The Cabletow The Golden Rule Essay Contest. . . Bro. Pedro de Rama (82) 6th Honorable Mention • Masons Implementing the Golden Rule “All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the Law and the prophets’’. "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Matthew Chapter 22:39. This is known as the Golden Rule; the way to peace and happiness. Our life in this world is a probational period in which we live and work out our salvation for that eter nal and glorious home in the heavens. Since the birth of time man’s life is a cycle of prosperity and destruction; from poverty and want, to a life of abundance and luxury, and back again to poverty and sickness and suffering, to prosperity and peace; etc. This is so, because men fail to love one another and live righteous lives. They have failed in the great est commandment of God. “If you have done this to any of the least of our neighbors, you have done it to me”. Thus said the Lord. Men during their period of prosperity give vent to their pride in their hearts, envy and jealousy; thus causing hatred, robbery, murder, and all kinds of evils. Jesus Christ brought peace and goodwill among men by teaching them to love one another thru examples. If men would only love their neigh bors there is peace and happiness in that community. Seek ye and store treasures in the hearts of men thru loving kindness and you are building a heaven in that place. A kind word tenderly spoken; a heart that beats in sympathy; a gentle touch of the hand; a sweet smile; these are the little things that brighten the world; that could influence a wayward one. an embittered life, the hapless and the desperate, to a better life and may be brought closer to his Heavenly Father. Why do men build stately mansions wherein may dwell men hostile to one another? Why seek for wealth and glory whose pathway lead but to the grave? The more man seeks for wealth and power and glory, the more he will live in misery and in turmoil; for he lacks peace, hence no happiness. For he who seeks his own welfare at the sacrifice of others, will lose himself, but he who loses himself for others will find life in abundance. The ideals and tenets of Masonry are brotherly love, relief and truth. These are the foundations of peace and happiness; the cornerstones upon which civilizations are built. If men can only live and work in harmony with one another, they will surely build a glorious world of peace and happiness. If Masons live by these ideals and tenets, they develop good governments, better citizens and sound family life which are the assets of a good community. Since Masons are found in all climes, in all sea sons, and in all places, and if they be Masons indeed and in truth, they would be a great factor in the trans formation of their communities for good in particular and of the whole world in general. Let every Mason be proud of his distinguished frater nity, and be the guiding star, the em blem of brotherly love in his com munity. You have pledged to live and let live and abide by that ideal JANUARY, 1968 13 which is your charge and an obliga tion to fulfill in life. Let us live a life of loving kindness, temperate in all things and diligent to the call of duty. Masons the whole world over, are united by that same spirit of loyalty and brotherly love. They are men of free will, of high moral character with the strength of the strong men and the judgment of the wise. Other institutions of men and nations the whole world over, rose and fell but Masonry still stands after the test of a thousand years, untouched by the catastrophy that befell mankind. This is because Masonry is above petty wars, and differences that wrecked peoples and nations. It stands for moral decency and righteous living and for the amelioration of the hu man race. Masonry can succeed in its goal of building that brotherhood of men under the Fatherhood of God when every Mason’s heart is Dealer of Genuine Leather Goods VILLANUEVA LEATHER GOODS 1446 San Marcelino, Manila Abo Available: Tear Gas Revolvers & Pistols Tear Gas Ball Pens Tear Gas Ammunitions full of enthusiasm and possessed of that vitality which he received when he was raised as a Mason. The ancient Masons worked in secret because they were persecuted, yet they succeeded in a large meas ure in overthrowing tyranny and op pression. Today Masons are not per secuted yet they are not as fruitful as compared. Let us not allow the tide of evil and lasciviousness to en gulf us. Let us be like the knights of old, lacking in luxuries of life, yet dynamic in action. Opportunities for service are at every turn. They crowd over us. Why flee from these opportunities? Why turn a deaf ear to the cry of the unfortunate and the needy? Come, let us join hands in the crusade against crimes, vice and all manner of evil that is suck ing the vitality of the peoples all over the world. It is only when these symbols of tyranny and oppres sion and crimes are crushed and de stroyed that we can build the founda tion of brotherhood of men. The Romans of old boasted of their splendid citizenry which has been developed thru hard struggle for existence. After successful wars of conquests, Rome rose to a mighty power. Wealth and luxury flowed to the city of Rome and corrupted its people. Good citizenship, the pride of the Romans, was lost and it caused the downfall of that mighty Roman empire. Let us bring back the glory and splendor of that most ancient and venerable craft. Like the knights of old, let us girdle our loins with the sword in one hand and the trowel in the other and together let us stem the tide of evil, crimes, and corrup tion that overruns the whole world. We have pledged to free the world of evil and crimes. Let us fortify every community with better schools. Turn to page 21 14 The Cabletow NBM ECUMENICILLO.. A little lesson in Ecumenism in volving the owners of a small primary school, the parish priest of a small community' in a housing project in Quezon City, small cub scouts, their parents and guardians. It happened in Boys’ week last month. The cub scouts were to have their induction, for the new ones, and advancement for those who have been scouts at least six months. The school authorities had been given permission to be in the last mass and thereafter to use the church for their cub scout induction and advance ment ceremonies in the presence of their teachers, parents and guardians. Usually, cub scouts’ day in church was segregated; Catholic scouts had masses said for them in their churches and Protestant scouts, in Protestant church services. That Friday, De cember 8, 1967. the school authorities thought it would be something new to have Catholic and Protestant scouts together in a Catholic mass with ad ditions. The parish priest, who had earlier granted permission, without notice, cancelled the mass for the cub scouts and told the school authorities so, in the morning of that day. The school head literally flew all around the greater Manila area, using some thirty pesos for taxi fare to see the Car dinal and curates in other parishes. Scmi-finally, the plan had to be changed; mass for the cub scouts was to be said in a parish church in another housing project where the parish priest was ecumenical. He even called this Protestant reporter. Brother! But finally, the parish priest who first approved and then cancelled the mass, called up the school head a couple of hours before the mass that he had re-approved the p'an and the cub scouts with their teachers, parents and guardians could be in the last mass of the evening for their induc tion and advancement ceremonies All’s well that ends well. The additions in the mass? Ex cept for one Martin Luther hymn, the hymns and pieces played in the mass by a Protestant organist, were pre-Reformation church music, better known to Protestants than to Cathol ics, but purely Catholic, historically speaking. This reporter presumed that there must be Protestants in the neighborhood who heard the music for some of them came down their homes to peep in the church to see if every body was happy. And they were. IVe arc grateful to WB Don Diaz Deocales, who, with his family, now re side in Placerville, California, for send ing us, thru irB Romeo Pasco, Secre tary of Luzon Bodies, AASR, the fol lowing story on Ecumenism as nract'iced in the States. Thanks a lot, Bro. Don. MASONIC OVATION FOR JESUIT PRIEST ..Vcw York “I wish that good Pope John could see me now—a poor, defenseless Jesuit taking his life in his hands before Turn lo next pago JANUARY, 1968 15 thousands of Free and Accepted Ma sons. He would have loved it. This is the way he wanted things to hap pen.” With these words, the Rev. Robert L. Gannon, former president of Ford ham University, began his talk yes terday at the annual dedication break fast of the Masonic order in New York State. The Masons loved it, too. There were some 5000 of them in two hotels. Father Gannon spoke at both and at each hotel he received a standing ova tion. The Jesuit, the first Roman Catho lic priest to address the yearly gather ing of Masons, drew rounds of hearty applause and guffaws of laughter throughout his speech. VATICAN At one point, he remarked that when the late Pope John XXIII convoked the second Vatican council, he did not expect the Masons to join the Knights of Columbus. “But,” Father Gannon added, “I saw in the paper the other day that you have been playing around to gether Let me warn you to be on your guard. You may wake up some morning and find that you have joined not only the Knights of Columbus, but the Jesuits.” His reference was to an announce ment last month that the Masons and the Knights of Columbus were plan ning joint national programs in the "moral, civic and social action fields.” Antagonism between Masons and Roman Catholics goes back to a Pa pal bull issued in 1738 by Pope Cle ment XII in which he condemned the Masons on the ground that their beliefs and rituals constituted a false religion. EXCOMMUNICATION Roman Catholics still are forbidden to join the Masons under pain of ex communication. The Masonic order, or Freemason ry, came to the United States in the 1730s. The Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 by a Roman Catholic priest, in New Haven, Conn. Secret organizations were popular at the time and Catholics were not permitted to join them, so they formed their own. A GRAVEL AND SAND . . . From P.s. it Noli-me-Tangere Lodge No. 148 installed its officers on January 3, at the Rafael Palma Hall. The installa tion rites were in a tiled Lodge. After the ceremonies, the visitors were in vited to dinner. Bro. Galen Forsythe of Biak-NaBato Lodge No. 7, was elected Sen ior Warden of George Washington Lodge in Kaiserlautern, Germany. Funeral Services in honor of the late MW Luther Boone Bewley was held last January 4, 1968 under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines and the Supreme council of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Philippines. The team that performed the cere monies was composed of the follow ing MW Mariano Q. Tinio, Worship ful Master, RW Manuel M. Crudo, Senior Warden; RW Edgar L. Shepley, Junior Warden; MW Cenon S. Cervantes, Treasurer; MW Esteban Munarriz, Secretary; MW Charles Mosebrook, Chaplain; VW Hermogenes P. Oliveros, Marshal, VW LoTum to pig* 22 16 Let’s see them. . • Paging Past Masters VWB Lorenzo Talatala Following Masonic tradition, the Master of the Lodge, during his tenure of office, represents the pillar of WISDOM and he is ably assisted by the Senior Warden as the pillar of STRENGTH and the Junior Warden as the pillar of BEAUTY. During bis incumbency, the Master enjoins every elected and appointed officer for the ensuing year, as well as all the other members of the Lodge to cooperate with him in carrying nut the program of his administration. He asks everyone to come to the Lodge punctually and regularly, to perform his assigned tasks devotedly and well, cooperate with one another, maintain harmony and to work together as one, for the betterment of the Craft in gen eral and of the mother Lodge in par ticular. To insure maximum results, the Master usually leads the way, by setting the example for others to emulate. He serves as an exemplar in more ways than one, to guide the brethren in their efforts to attain the desired objectives. Soon the Masonic year closes and another set of officers are elected and appointed. Then amidst applause and approbation of the brethren, the installation ceremones for the new set of officers are held. Then, a new Past Master is added to the roll, and a new member of the Grand Lodge in the jurisdiction of the Republic of the Philippines takes a bow. He now joins the illustrious group of Past Masters, which may be classified into three (3) categories pictured hereunder: 1. FAST PAST MASTER This category is best exemplified by a Past Master who, even after vacating the oriental chair, never misses to attend any stated or spe cial meeting of the Lodge and is some times reelected as Master, elected as Secretary or Treasurer, or appoint ed as Marshal or chairman of an im portant and/or indispensable Lodge committee. Some are appointed as Grand Lodge officers in fitting re cognition of, and award for, their Masonic worth and past accomplish ments. As always, they remain ac tive and stcadFAST in their true devotion to Masonry. Literally, they arc really fast in stretching forth their helping bands to aid and assist, in any manner possible, with the needs of the Lodge and of the brethren who may be in need of assistance. We cannot help but admire and pay high tribute to the brethren of this category. In side and outside of the Lodge they serve as instructors of the less in formed brethren, and of those who are new in the Fraternity. They readily extend to them their guiding hand and act as torch bearers for those who are less fortunate not to be in the same Masonic light. To them the Craft is gratefully indebted and as a fitting re cognition of their valuable contribution to Masonry, they have earned for themselves the indisputable right to the award of the honorary title of 2. PASSIVE PAST MASTER To this category belongs a large number of I-do-not-care type of Past Masters. Some may have paid their dues regularly, but attend Lodge meetings only every now and then — as they please. Also, they attend imTum to noxt p>8* JANUARY, 1968 17 portant Lodge affairs especially dur ing the installation of officers, ban quets and other Masonic gatherings. They comprise the class of Past Mas ters who, during their incumbency, cannot even open and close a Lodge of Master Masons, confer any degree, receive Masonic dignitaries in open Lodge or conduct the flag ceremony, etc. A number of them can only open and. close a Lodge of Master Masons, when reading the Monitor, in viola tion of Edict No. 46 $-1962 of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines. After relinquishing the oriental chair to their successors, they believe that their responsibility is over and that others have already assumed the bur den of running the affairs of the Lodge. So, they remain passively at ease and unconcerned over the future of the Lodge — why worry, so they say. Of course this attitude is re prehensible and should be corrected immediately. Soon they forget en tirely whatever little they know of the rituals. They become rusty and eventually fade away from the scene, to avoid embarrassment inside the Lodge. It takes a lot of convincing and prodding, with the assurance that they will not be given work to parti cipate in, to bring them back to the Lodge meeting. It may not be far rom the truth that, this category of Past Masters might have been in terested only in prefixing the title “Worshipful” to their names and to be called members of the Grand Lodge, but in reality they do not have the real zeal and interest to be of service to the Craft, to the brethren, and to their fellowmen. They are truly de serving to be awarded the derogatory title of PASSIVE PAST MASTER. 3. FASTING PAST MASTER Quite a number of brethren become Masters of the Lodge only because of their benevolence in freely giving big donations to the Fraternity, Quite a number also become Masters because of their personal influence and po pularity in the community. The mem bers of the Lodge, thinking that with their magnanimity, influence and pres tige, they could sway the Lodge to activity and stir the interest of the community towards the promotion of the higher interests of the Order, elect them to office. But, the same brethren soon realize their mistakes, for the only time that this type of Master, whom thev elected, attends the meet ing of the Lodge is when he is installed in office and never... never more. Soon his term of office is over. He is presented with a Past Master’s jewel by his Lodge and a Past Mas ter’s certificate bv the Grand Lodge, despite the fact that the onlv time he was seen inside the Lodge Hall, was during his installation to office and when he relinquished the oriental chair to his successor and to receive the Past Master’s jewel and Past Mas ter’s certificate. Unwittingly, the Grand Lodge is thus involved in is suing the certificate to an undeserving Past Master, through the recommen dation of a “benevolent” Lodge. Then he joins the long list of FAST ING PAST MASTERS, in the sense that they are likened to the people who, during the Lenten Sea son, seclude themselves from others, refrain from eating food for a few days and all they do is hibernate and contemplate. In the case of some Past Masters they seclude themselves from the Lodge all the year round — a long "Lenten Season” for them, indeed. They remain hibernating and contemplating without attending Lodge meetings, despite notices re ceived and telephone calls from the Secretary and invitations from the brethren. By their behavior, they cause demoralization and disgust among the brethren. They serve as Turn to poge 20 18 The Cabletow WITH OUR YOUNG ONES Stanley Jacob, Reporter * A DEMOLAY RAINBOW JOB'S DAUGHTERS The Philippine Priory,. Order of Knighthood, has just come through with another successful benefit show They presented in Abelardo Hall, University of the Philippines campus, the well-known musical, “Camelot”, produced largely by members of the faculty and students of St. Joseph’s College of Quezon City and the San Beda Glee Club, with the assistance of the Cafa Singers, Lads and Lasses and Hush-A-Byes. The cast is headed by Conrad Par ham as King Arthur; Carmen Barredo as Queen Guenevere; Maurice Gallaga as Lancelot; Ricardo Gallaga as Pellinore; and others It is a highly acclaimed production and the Priory members are to be congra tulated for their labor in presenting it to the public. Among those who helped in the patronage of the presentation on Dec. 12, 1967 are: Philippine Bodies, AASR- Jose Abad Santos Chapter, Loyalty Chapter, Quezon City Chap ter, and Emmanuel Baja Chapter, Order of DeMolay ; Bethel No. 2, International Order of Job’s Daugh ters ; Perla Assembly, Order of Rain bow for Girls; Dad & Mom Arsenio Reyes, Dad Cornelio Aguirre, Dad I.eon Vidallon, Miss Divina Pascual, Miss Cely Gamboa and others. The visitation of Mom Velma Wilson, Supreme Guardian of the International Order of Jobs’ Daugh ters, to Bethel No. 2, Manila, was a lesson in collaboration and under standing. The Jobies of Bethel No. 2, who meet on the second and fourth Sundays of each month in the Jose z\bad Santos Hall, Plaridel Temple, had to hold their meeting for the Supreme Guardian’s visitation on Sa turday, January 20, 196S because of the limited time of the Supreme Guardian in the Philippines. That day, all three Lodge halls in the Tem ple were in use. The Dads of IslandLuz-Minerva Lodge No. 5 had the use of the Jose Abad Santos Hall from 2:00 PM, but knowing about the predicament of the Manila Jobies, readily agreed to split their stated meeting and installation to give the Jobies two and one-half hours. The Dads had their stated meeting from 2:00 to 4:30 I’M and resumed their meeting for installation at 7:30 PM to give the Jobies the use of the from 5 :00 to 7 :00. While waiting for the public instal lation, the Dads and Moms were in vited to the Jobie ceremonies and so impressed were the}' of the things they saw that several Dads and Moms after the meeting asked for petition JANUARY, 1963 19 PAGING PAST. . . From pogo IS bad examples to the other members of the Lodge, and aggravated by the fact that they are the Past Masters of the Lodge. There is no doubt, that we who voted them to office are the ones largely to blame, for if we were only judicious enough in selecting the officers to govern our Lodges, this des picable situation could have been averted. This is a serious malady which has infested many of our Lodges, and...it is contagious. To them therefore, who deliberately fail in their duties, through complacency and willful neglect, the disgraceful title of FASTING PAST MAS TER is a fitting reward. Indeed, they do not deserve to be called PAST MASTERS. There is no doubt, we must admit, that the Master who devotedly attends to his duties for the welfare of the Craft is truly the supporting pillar of the Lodge. He symbolizes the active creative power, in the absence of which, our efforts aims and 'as pirations cannot be fully realized. He symbolizes life itself, inside and out side the Lodge. As he dons the Past Master’s apron, he leaves a perma nent imprint of gold in the archives of the Lodge which will forever dwell in the memories of the brethren, the lasting gratitude and appreciation for a work well done. He remains a strong pillar of the Lodge, even long after he had vacated the oriental chair. On the other hand, those Masters who do not pay attention to the af fairs of the Lodge during their in cumbency, and who after their tenure of office, continue their indifference, earn for themselves the disgraceful title of PASSIVE AND FAST ING PAST MASTERS. They sym bolize the beautiful BROKEN COLUMN near the SS of HH of KST, denoting the untimely death of the Grand Master Architect when as 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, with the acacia in her hand, it is my feeling that a portion of her teardrops should be dedicated to the unfinished state of the Temple, and a portion to the big misfortune of the Fraternity in admitting them into its fold, and later aggravating matters by electing them as Masters — the PASSIVE and FASTING MASTERS, who. instead of helping the Fraternity, demoralize its members through the misgovernment of the Lodge, over which they are called upon to preside. Some Masters do not even endeavor to read and study the Masonic Law Book, our Constitution, and thus re main ignorant of its provisions. Even taken for granted, that the Master is very highly educated, he may be a genius in arts and sciences, well po lished in any field of learning, an specialist in his line of profession, but if he takes his duties for granted, without paying due attention to it and fails to make any effort to improve himself in Masonry, thus remaining in the dark regarding its mysteries, and above all, he absents himself from stated and special meetings, he remains just the same, an oppressive burden to the brethren of his Lodge. To the brethren, therefore, who are about to occupy the oriental chair and to those who in the future shall govern the Lodge from the East, it would be for their own good and for the good of everyone who are proud of being Masons, to contemplate and open up their minds to the sad realities besetting our Lodges. The foregoing presentation of our very own shortcomings, do not pre tend to be complete or exhaustive. It may not even be as comprehensive as it should be, and that there are still many more that could have been inTum to page 90 20 The Cabletow GOLDEN RULE. . From page 14 good government and sound family life with high morality and sound judgment. The world is torn by political and racial differences and religious strifes. Masonry is above all these differences. It stands for world unity, with brotherly affection for all creed, color and belief: helping the poor and the needy, and in the search for truth which makes men free, “For whatsover things are noble, whatso ever things are honest, whatsoever things are true, whatsover things are of good report, if there be any vir tue” — do these things. Masons keep the charge. Let your light shine so that men and civiliza tion may continue in their march to progress. Yours is the hand to lift a weary traveler who stumbled in the dark and perilous journey of life. If you fail to perform your duty, you have a part in the destruction of that life for you have received the charge, and yours is the sin of ominission. Living examples are more impres sive and dynamic in their results than volumes of books written or sermons preached. A crime has a far reach ing effect than good deeds, as the power of evil is tenacious and dead ly. Let us destroy the symbols of tyranny and oppression and replace them with deeds of kindness, love and charity. Charity is the greatest virtue. It is the connecting link be tween God and man. Let us do deeds of charity and win the world for brotherly love. Masons are builders indeed. They not only build that strength of char acter, that dedicated life and personal and moral integrity, but nations as well. America the greatest nation to day, had George Washington, whose leadership, together with some Ma sons in his cabinet, laid down the foundation of that great nation. Dur ing the civil war which threatened the national existence, Masons played their part wonderfully. During the period of reconstruction, Masons shared in binding of the wounds of the bleeding nation. In the Restora tion program, Masons worked hard in the rapid growth and progress of the nation. All over the world you will find Masons who helped in the great task of nation building. In the Philip pines, we have Jose Rizal, foremost among the heroes, who struggled and died for the emmancipation of the Filipino people from ignorance, pov erty and slavery. Andres Bonifacio, Marcelo II. del Pilar, Aguinaldo, and a host of other heroes whe fought and died in the defense of freedom and personal dignity. Let us continue the work these Masons have left us, to free the world from crimes and evils of all kinds. Catch the torch of service and hold it high, so that the ideal of Masonry may brighten the world and mankind may live as one people under God. With our living examples of righteous life; “with malice towards none”; ever praying for that divine guidance, and when we come to the end of our life’s journey, we appear before that Supreme Architect of the Universe. He will say unto us “Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the kingdom of heaven which is prepared for you”. A WITH OUR YOUNG... From p,g. 19 blanks for their daughters. 'l'hey wanted their young ones to share am. have a part in the beautiful teach ings and ceremonies of the Order. The Sister Jobies are grateful to the Dads of Island Luz Minerva, especially to Dad Hidalgo, new Wor shipful Master, and Dad Romulo, the Secretary. A JANUARY, 1968 21 MWB Luther B. Bewley, PGM, died early morning of December 29, 1967 of complications following bron chial pneumonia. He was 91 years old at the time he passed away. MW Bewley, a Tennessean, arrived in the Philippines in 1902 on the Transport Thomas, and was, at the time he ascended the Celestial Lodge, one of the very few remaining “Thomasites” who came to the Phil ippines at the turn of the century to teach the young ones of the country. He was one of the principal founders and architects of our public school system. He served under all the American governors general and high commis sioners and the first three Filipino presidents of the third republic. He was married to the former Eleanor Gertrude Morris of Indianapolis who died in Manila in 1956. They have one daughter, Virginia, now Mrs. Conrad Geeslin, and three grandsons: Conrad, Keith and Philip. MW Bewley became a Mason in the Philippines and was elected Grand Master in 1960-61. He was a 33°, SGIG, and active member of the Supreme Council. His remains laid in state at Funeraria Nacional until January 3, 1968 at which time it was transferred to Plaridel Masonic Temple and funeral services were conducted by the Grand Lodge on January 4. He was inter ested in the Masonic plot at Cementerio del Norte. Dr. Carlos P. Romulo, President of the University of the Philippines and concurrently Secretary of Educa tion, said of MW Bewley: “Luther B. Bewley served the cause of educa tion in the Philippines with compe tence and dedication. He was one of the pioneers who came to our country on a mission to help estab lish our educational system. He start ed from the bottom and rung by rung he ascended to the positions of res ponsibility that he occupied with hon or to himself and credit to his coun try.” £ GRAVEL & SAND ... pw renzo N. Talatala, Senior Deacon; VW Manuel T Paz, Junior Deacon; VW Benjamin Gotamco, Senior Ste ward; VW Leon A. Vidalleon, Jun ior Steward; VW Jose Ma. Cajucom, Bible Brarcr; and VW Eulogio O. Nadal, Tyler. Ill. Conrado Benitez, Sov. Grand Commander of the Supreme Council delivered the Eulogy for the Supreme Council and MW William H. Quasha delivered the eulogy for the Most Wor. Grand Lodge of the Philip pines. Primera- Luz Filipina Lodge No. 69 held its installtaion of officers for the year 1968 on December 30, 1967 in Binakayan, Cavite. The ceremo nies were conducted in the vernacu lar. WB Legaspi and WB Barcega were Installing Officer and Master of Ceremonies respectively. On the same occasion, WB Maria no llano was awarded the fifty-year gold pin. MW Cenon Cervantes made the presentation. A 22 The Cabletow COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT... From pag* 4 their self-respect. They preferred certain death to continued subser vience to tyrannical foreign rule. If we are to achieve economic dignity in our day, we must be ready to suf fer and endure the temporary hard ships and privations of a principled, disciplined nation in transition. It is the price we must pay for what we want and what we want is worth it. Let no one deter us from the path of principled, disciplined action our forefathers wisely laid out for us to follow. We must not be short either of vision or of action. The little things the littlest among us do for the good of our country can be as the single candles that, lighted together, light up a whole length of darkness. What can each of us do to lighten the load of our leaders — to light up their way that their stewardship of our national independence may be a true one — brightening our corner of the world for peace and freedom? Let me congratulate you of the fra ternal order of Freemasons on your sterling example of soul-searching and service. The truth is that members of this great fraternity were not only among the first to sound the cry of revolution in our country’s early days, but were also among the first to em brace the cause of community develop ment and rural reconstruction in re cent years. Key to national development is not the sending of more workers to the rural areas but getting the people themselves to undertake development programs. Getting government serv ice to the people is but one task and the earnestness of our government on this is admitted. However, equally important, if not more fundamental in a free society, is finding democra tic and effective ways and means of inducing the |>cople into community development activity or development al efforts on their own initiative or largely on the principle of self-help. For the latter, volunteer, non-gov ernmental, private citizen example is demonstrably desirable. As has been observed, dedication, enthusiasm, idealism, energy and drive are the hallmarks of volunteerism, and as Dr. Yen of the IIRR has said, “Techni cal know-how can be taught, but the crusading spirit must be caught” — from those aflame with it. In the final analysis, what will build a na tion — any nation — will be in direct proportion to the spirit of the people generated and harnessed behind the national purpose. Today the ideal of freedom is un der crucial challenge mainly because it means nothing to one who is hun gry, homeless, hopeless. Only in ut ter hopelessness will a man lose faith in freedom, lose faith in himself, lose faith in God. Thus godlessness, the antithesis of Freemasonry, is usually the product of helplessness. More than a race to the planets in the universe, the ideological strug gle is a battle for economic supre macy on earth. That side will win that satisfies the stomach, wins the heart, excites the mind and strength ens man’s faith in his future. Let me suggest that community de velopment may have a real message for you, for it addresses itself in par ticular to those who wish to share but don’t know where; who can help but don’t know how; who for com munity service will volunteer — and eixlurc — because the cause of peace and freedom and brotherhood means that much to them. It is to the everlasting credit of Freemasonry that the first PRRM barrio in Cavite — Barrio Quintana in Trece Martires — was sponsored by the Grand Lodge of the PhilipTum fo next page JANUARY, 1968 23 pines. This was in 1957 or a full 10 years ago. Out of this joint ef fort a soil-brick barrio center was constructed, higher-yielding rice va rieties were introduced, and cultural revival begun. What has been started can be fol lowed through. This is your moment of truth. Let the truth be a firm commitment to community development. Let me suggest that the Cavite Socio-Economic Development Council offer strategic involvement. In all free communities, thera will always be political and personal dif ferences. Whatever they are in ours, let us remain united on the objectives and values we can agree on as citi zens of the Republic and, deeper than that, as sons and daughters of a Comnoil Creator. We may disagree on details — even on principles — but agree al ways we must on loyalty to country and community. Let us fight, as members of a family often do, but let no one take the family lightly. Or Cavite. Let it be said of everyone of us that we have both the ability to think and the courage to say what we think. But never let it be said of any of us that we did not know how to ap preciate the good in the worse of us. Be it on the international or on the local community level, the danger lies, not in our differences, but that, dif fering on non-fundamentals, we de stroy each other. Let us differ where we must, but let no differences tear us apart com pletely. As much as we may distrust or even despise another, let us recog nize the great truth that he remains, in the eyes of God, our brother. As such, let us never waver in the trying to understand him. Let there be true humility in our humanity. Let ours be a cry of reconsecra tion to God, country and community built on unity — liberty — fraternity. Unity in diversity. Liberty for all. Eraternity not lodged in the few but flowing out to the many. Brotherly love expressed in shared community development activity. Relief through release of human potentials. Truth to keep us free. A Knights of Rizal arriving at the Duneta, 7:00 AM, Dec. 30, 1967. Every gear the Knights commemorate the last journey of WB Jose Rizal from Fort San tiago where he was imprisoned to the Luneta where he was shot on Dec. 30, 1896. 24 The Cabletow Utoie aid fawn . . . WB AURELIO L. CORCUERA (4) PM 235. Is it true that a Master who has been elected and installed but for one reason or another after serving a few months leaves the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, is not entitled to the rank of Past Master? Yes, by definition of the term Past Master (Art. II, Part VII, Constitution) defines Past Master. It says: “This title applies only to one who have been re gularly elected or named in a charter and installed, and have served a term as Master of a chartered Lodge within the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, and who re mains a member, in good standing, of one of its subordinates.” One’s term of office does not expire until his successor has been elected and installed. 236. When was a formal statement on religion made by a Grand Lodge? When the Grand Lodge of England (organized in 1717) approved on March 25, 1722. The Charges of a Freemason, presented in 1721 by Dr. Anderson and Dr. Desaguliers. Charge I, Concerning God and Religion, says: “A Mason is obliged, bv his tenre, to obey the moral law, and if he rightly understands the art, he will never be a stupid atheist nor an irreligious libertine. But though in ancient times Masons were charged in every country or nation, whatever it was. it is now thought more expedient only to oblige them to that religion in which all men agree, leaving their particular opinions to themselves, that is, to be good men and true, or men of honor and honesty, by whatever denominations they may bo distinguished; whereby Masonry becomes the center of union, and the means of conciliating true friendship among persons that must have remained at a pernetual distance. Tho word libertine, from the Latin libertinus, which referred to a man who was once a bondsman, but who has been made free. In the phrase “irreligious libertine,” it refers to a free thinker, or Deist, that is, one who believes in a personal God but not in the distinctive doctrines of revealed religion. 237. Is it true that in some jurisdictions the Master appoints the two Wardens? Yes; According to the English Constitution (Rule 137) the Master and the Treasurer (and the Tyler if so provided in the by-laws) are elected at a regular meeting. The installation takes place at the next following regular meeting. Upon tho installation of the Master (Rule 116) he appoints his two Wardens and tho other officers, other than those elected, and then installs all those present. 238. Arc there Lodges in which all the officers are elected? Yes; Lodges under the Grand Lodge of Scotland, at the annual election, elect all the officers, except the Depute Master and the Substitute Master. 239. Is the term Subordinate Lodge universally used for the Lodges owing Obedience to the. Grand. Lodge? No. In England the term used is Private Lodge; in Scotland, Daughter 240. What is the "Grotto" Tho members of the Mvstic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm (M.O.V.P.E.R.) meet in bodies styled Grottos. Membership in the organization are confined to Master Masons. 211. Is the holding of the annual election of officers of a Lodge at the stated meeting in December compulsory? Sec. 1, Art. I, Part IV of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of the Philip pines provides that “the Master, Wardens, Treasurer and Secretary of each Lodge shall bo elected annually, by ballot, at the stated meeting next preceding the an niversary of Saint John the Evangelist..Since the anniversary of Saint John tho Evangelist is December 27, it follow’s that if the date of the stated meeting in December is before the 27th that the election should be held at the stated meet ing in December. But if the date is after, it should be held at the stated meeting in November. JANUARY, 1968 25 Ni Kap. Agustin L. Galang, NIG (17) — ANG MASON AT ANG SIMBAHAN Tungkulin ng bawa’t Mason ang mnanib sa isang Siinbahan. Ipinauubaya sa kanva ang pagpili ng Sunbaliang nais niyang sapian. Ang Masoncriya’y nialaya kung tungkol sa pananampalataya. Nguni’t ito ay Hindi tumatanggap ng sino inang walang relihion at di naniniwala sa Diyos. Sa kanyang pagka-kasapi’y kailangan siyang inaging masigasig, laang manguna sa ano mang gawaing lungo sa ika-utinlad ng Siinbahan at makabubuti sa lipunan. Ang isang pook na walang Simbahan, sa aking pakiwari’y isang pulong walang Diyos, 11a di dapat kamulatan ng mga kabataan, at nang maluluiog at makabagong mga angkan. Ang mga ikinakalat at itinuturo ng mga paaralan, Siinbahan at lipu nan 11a karunungan, pananainpalata ya, at kultura, ay' siyang kinasasalalayan ng pagunlad, kaligayahan, kapayapaan, at katubusan natin sa tnapagudiyok 11a kasalanan. Ang pagsimba ng isang Mason ay kapakipakinabang sa sarili at gayon din sa Siinbahan. Siya’y nakapagmumuni-muni at naliliw.anagan, dahil diya’y naitutumpak niya ang kan yang salita’t gawa. Ang Siinbahan ay mayroong isang masugid na tagapagtaguyod sa pananampalataya, sa pagpapaunlad at pagpapasigla sa isang Mason. Sagrado sa Mason ang Teinplo ng dalanginan. Ito’y nagpapagunita sa kanya ng isang Altar at nang kanyang pangakong pagtatayo ng isang Templong hindi material kundi ispiritual sa mga puso ng katauhan, sa pamamagitan ng banal 11a halimbawa sa salita at sa gawa. I’agpapaumanhin, lalo 11a ang I<awang-gawa ay tampok ng kanyang panata’t pagtitika. Ang Siinbahan at ang Masoneriya’y napalibing sa liblib ng Kamanginangan panatismo at kawalang pagluhog sa Diyos, sa Europa ng nakaraang panahon. Iya’y napakasaklap na karanasan para sa kanila. Kaya’t di ka takatakang ngayo’y ang mga makabagong katoliko at mga mason nagsimula na ang pagkakaintindihan at pagkakaugnayan. Marami ng Romanistang di lamang dumadalo kun di nakikipagtulungan 11a sa maraming kilusan ng Masoneriya. Ang katangitangi ay ang poryekto ng Siinbahan sa pagtulong sa ikapagtatamo ng katahimikan at kaunlaran ng bayan. Ang Masoneriya, kailan man ay hindi kinalaban ang Siinbahan. Ito ay sumilang at lumago sa pamama gitan ng Siinbahan. Mga Mason ang nagsipagtayo ng mga Templo at katcdral. Ang Masoneriya at ang Simbahan ay iisa ang simulain- ang ka ligayahan at katubusan ng Sangkatauhan, at iisa ang kadltian ng kapatawaran- ang Diyos na sa lahat av Ciriaco del Mundo REALTOR C. M. DEL MUNDO & ASSOCIATES Suit 401 Gonzaga Bldg., 414 Rizal Avenue, (Infront of Idta! Theatre) Tel. 9-92-91 400 Rizal Ave., cor. Raon St., Sta. Cnu, Manila Tell.: J-79-66 A 3-24-31 Re*. Tel.: 2-9S-99 26 The Cabletow Makapangyarihan. Nagkakaiba lainang ang kanilang pamamaraan. Ang mga sina-unang inhinyero at arkitekto na nagsipagtayo ng matatandang palasio, siinbahan at tcmplo ay walang iba kundi mga Mason. Ang mga bantayog na kanilang iniukit sa bato, kalioy, tanso’t pilak, sa dibubo at sa kagandahan ay hinangaan ng panghabang panahon. Ang kani lang mainumuliunan ay Siinbahan. Kaya’t ang Masoneriya ay di kalaban ng Siinbahan. Mana pa’y tagapagpalaganap ng paniniwala sa Mavkapal. Ang Masoneriya’y relihioso, nguni’t hindi isang relihion. Ito’y lahat ng relihion, lahat ng lahi. lahat ng kulay, lahat ng pulitika. Datapuwa’t ang pagtatalo sa loob ng Lohiya tungkol sa relihion at pulitika ay mahigpit na ipinagbabawal tipang ang pagtitinginan magkakapatid at ang kapayapaan ay maghari sa Dakilang Kapatiran. Ang katangian ng Masoneriya’y sa kanyang sinapupunan ay matatagpu an ang mga taong may iba’t ibang relihion, at paniniwala sa pulitika. Nguni’t boong iginagalang ang opinion ng bawa’t isa. HISTORY OF. From pig. 8 However, due to the inavailability of help from outside financial sources to complete the amount necessary to construct their new temple, the pro ject had to be postponed. Inspired, however, by the heritage of the brethren before them who were able to exist despite more un bearable sufferings and hardships, the present members are deter mined to pursue their goal. With the help of the brethren and sympa thizers and with the blessings of the Supreme Architect of the Universe, they hope to raise enough funds to REPORT ON. . . From page 12 as much this year as in previous years. The Board of Directors of the cor poration decided last year to increase the premium in group insurance from P12.00 to P18.00 per year per thousand. The new premium rate took effect on January 1, 1968. The Board hopes that by the end of 19G8, the group insurance will not suffer any loss. It is known moreover, that the increased premium is still lower compared to similar poli cies issued by other insurance compa nies. TIIE FII.IPINAS SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. Definitely the Association will be al lowed to start operation early this year. The delay in starting the business was due in part to the advice of Central Bank authorities to get as much as P500,000.00 paid up in assets before starting. The advice was good, but investors were watching and waiting until it could operate before adding to their investment. With a paid-up capita) of P500.000.00, it would have been al lowed to operate as a stock corporation, allowing the general public to buy shares, deposit and borrow from it. With its present paid up contribution of P99,300.00, it wall be allowed to operate among its members only. At any time in the course of its operation as an association, when its assets and stock payment reaches P500,000.00 it will be allowed to amend its articles to operate as a stock corporation at which time it can then go public. In the period of organization, it de posited its collection at PNB and earned P12,322.09 in interest. The papers are being worked on more speedily now and it is hoped that soon announce ment will be made on the opening of the activities of the association. enable them to construct their new temple in the near future. A JANUARY, 1968 27 BOOK REVIEW SECTION WB Juan C. Nabong, Jr., PM (80) MASONIC SYMBOLISM by Juan Causing Cebu City, June 21, 1965 VW Juan Causing is a member and Past Master of Maktan Ledge No. 30, F. & A.M., situated in Cebu City and PDDGM of the 14th Maso nic district. He calls his work Ma sonic Symbolism, a "handbook'... a compilation, based upon an inspired study and research on volumes of Ma sonic books and literature.” Dr. Dimaya of the University of Southern Philippines characterizes ‘he organi zation of the book as “masterly.” He says the book is a "splendid rcseaich work.” VW Causing begins with a defini tion of symbolism and symbols. He gives Mackey’s definition of symbol ism as "the science which is engaged in the investigation of ‘he -meaning of symbols and the application <>f their interpretation to moral, religious and philosophical instruction.’ Mr. Coon says that “a symbol may be a sign, mark, figure, picture or storv which brings or suggests to the imnd some fact or idea other than that which appears.” A symbol is a “visible re presentation of certain reality,” a “vi sible manifestation of an idea, thought or something which it represents.” Bro. Causing calls upon Masons to give a little of their time to study and meditate upon Masonic symbolism— Freemasonry being “essentially a sci ence of symbolism.” The next part deals cn symbols found in the Lodge: its form, orien tation, covering, the altar, pedestal and columns, two pillars, ornaments (mosaic pavement, the blazing star and the "tessellated border”), furni ture (Holy Bible, the square and the compasses—Great Lights in Mason ry), jewels (“immovable”—square, level, and the plumb; and "movable” —trestle board, and the rough and perfect ashlars). The next portion refers to sym bols of the working took and certain emblems such as the gavel of the Master of the Lodge, the twenty-four inch gauge, compasses, trowel, apron cabletow, and the hoodwink. Bro. Causing then treats of other symbols such as the All-Seeing Eye, the letter “G”. the interlaced triangles, the point and the circle, the "Sacred Word,” the sprig of acacia, Jacob’s ladder, the corner stone, the thresh ing floor, the Lion of the tribe of Ju dah, the lamb, pulling off the shoes, the Masonic ring, the double-headed eagle, and the cross. Other symbol isms such as the reason whv the Lodge is tyled, the legend of the Third Deg ree, the temple, the "Lost Word,” light, and death, are then discussed. The symbolic teachings of the Scot tish Rite Degree (up to the 32°) and an analytical summary of the teach ings of the several degrees are also given. The author completes his reseach by giving "The Mas..me Creed ” “The Masonic Belief,” " The Masonic Teaching,” and some brev ies. He the places his bibliographical entries. The book freshly re-examines the values, meanings, and ideals in Ma sonry. Masonry is action; one use ful action that a Mason can do is to seek to develop and continue the love Turn to pogo 32 28 The Cabletow MASONIC EDUCATION...From p.g. 6 and international law; and medicine upon botany, chemistry, zoology, physiology and anatomy, so is the profession of Freemasonry founded upon the sacred scriptures, the hu manities, the liberal arts and sciences and the wisdom of the ages. Each of the profession has its own peculiar ethics to guide the practitioner in his relations and interactions with public, the world and God. While himself, his fellow professionals, the law and medicine operate thru pro fessional skill sometimes against the will of the client, Freemasonry works freely and voluntarily, in innocence, silence and secrecy^ thru friendship and fellowship, love and harmony, with wisdom, strength and beauty. The Masonic profession is similar and dissimilar in many respects to the other professions. Tile entered apprentice Mason is supposed to re main in his station not less than sev en years before he can be passed and raised to higher degrees which also require preparatory studies lasting for years where the candidate is re quired to be proficient in the lectures and rituals; while in law and medi cine there are prescribed courses of study to be taken up for S or 9 years. In Freemasonry the mode of instruc tion is indirect, suggestive or figura tive by symbols, thru metaphors and allegories understandable only to the intelligent mind; while in law and medicine and other non-Masonic pro fessions is direct and inductive, by questions and answers, by experi ment, and observation, analysis and comparison. Instruction in Freema sonry has its peculiar charm and beauty while that in other professions, its inherent directness and fatigable dryness. Being a peculiar sort of philosophy, it is quite extensive in scope in con trast with other professions which are quite specialized or limited. Even professionals including Freemasons agree that every profession is a con tinuous and diligent study in order to update itself in order to adjust one’sself to the needs of the changing times. The students of the various professions are taught in the colleges and universities by specialized pro fessors or instructors, while Freema sonry is studied in the Lodge, in of fice or in private where the Freema son himself is his own professor or instructor. The aims and purposes of the nonMasonic professions are to prepare the professional to be proficient, dex terous and expert in his own line and to make the maximum earning thereafter. But Freemasonry aims to inculcate into the minds of its vota ries the wisdom of the ages; to im prove man and society without hope of monetary reward; and to seek pro gress, peace and tranquility of the universe and the happiness and wel fare of the entire humanity. Methods of Masonic Study The methods of Masonic study may be: (1) by self-study which is self-explanatory and (2) by group study which is also efficacious de pending upon the patience, ability and skill to learn. The group study may be done by the formation of study clubs con sisting of 5 to 10 members each to report and be quizzed on the differ ent aspects of Freemasonry. Each will contribute one or more Masonic books on the various aspects of Free masonry from which the study will be based. For every report, every member will receive a copy. Ques tions and answers will be made by the members until all doubts are cleared or removed. Turn to noit pogo JANUARY, 1968 29 Materials for Masonic Study. In every serious study of Freema sonry, the student has to delve into its history, philosophy, symbolism and jurisprudence — its rituals, tra ditions and practices — its ethics, spirit, aims and purposes. These ma terials are found not only in the works of Masonic authors and wri ters, but also in the various sacred scriptures, in the teachings of the world’s geniuses such as Buddha, Brahma, Mahomet, Confucious and Jesus Christ — in the classical works of Homer, Virgil and Aesop — Soc rates, Plato and /Vristotle, Voltaire, Bacon and Emerson, Victor Hugo, Dante and Goethe, and Bocaccio, Rousseau, Cervantes, Tolstoi and Rizal — in all of which the wisdom of the ages are concealed and re vealed in and between the pages. For beginners, the following are re commended for reading: 1. History of Masonry, by Delmar Darrah, 33°; 2. Symbolism of Freemasonry, by Mackey; (3) Masonic Jurisprudgnce, by Mackey; (4) Philosophy of Ma sonry, by Dr. Roscoe Pound 33°; (5) The Builders, by Dr. Joseph Fort Newton, 33°; (6) Symbolical Masonry, by MacBride; (7) Morals and. Dogma, by Gen. Albert G. Pike; (8) Rituals and Monitors. These may be ordered from the Macov Masonic Supply and Publish ing Company, or the Redding Ma sonic Supply Company, both of New York City, U.S.A. Merits and Defects of Short-Cut Study. Freemasonry being a free institu tion, we are free to study it in the manner of our own free will and accord. We can begin with the Ri tuals and a Masonic Magazine which would be quite inexpensive, easy and convenient. However, it will take a long time, even a decade, before we PAGING PAST. .. From page 20 eluded. It is hoped, however, that even up to this point only, that some how, we have served enough construc tive food for thought to every mem ber of the Fraternity which, if only taken in the proper spirit for which it is intended, may pave the way to wards the heightening or furthering the interests of the Order. Brethren, may I remind those of us who take Masonry with insincerity, to govern ourselves accordingly by dedicating more serious thought to our past errors and omissions, especially to those committed by "Worshipful Past Masters” who as the brethren expect, should be the main pillar and support to provide the necessary WISDOM, guidance and leadership, in making the light more brilliant, instead of being darkened in the East. All Past Masters may well remember that dur ing their incumbency as Master of the Lodge, they were seated in a place of honor in the East, where the sacred letter G is suspended and on his right is our national flag — signifying GOD and COUNTRY. Let them not un der any pretext, my worthy brother, become unmeaning symbols for you and me. Adore them, protect them from their enemies, and forsake them NOT. q A G. O. SABAS Jeweller Meker of Masonic Emblems and Jewelry D. R. ESCOSA Authorized Representative 75 Sibuyan St, St*. Mesa Heights Quezon City Tel: 689M have a working knowledge of Free masonry because the rituals are writ ten by symbols or abbreviations Turn to next pogo 30 The Cabletow Vettel* to t&e Sdltot... So nice to hear from, friends. Below are excerpts from, letters received since the first of December last year. More will be coming this way later. Ed. Would be so good to see you and have a visit — we read every word in The Cabletow — Bill & Iva Owen Seal Beach, Calif. 90740 Been in the U.S. thirty-four years. I always enjoy reading all the issues of The Cabletow. It matches a similar paper published by the Grand Lodge of New York called The Empire State Mason. I specially enjoy reading about and seeing pictures of my old friends... When I arrived in America, there were very few Oriental Masons; today, there are many. We have a number of Fili pino and Chinese Past Masters. Re cently, I attended the commissioning of WB Lee as District Inspector in the Grand Lodge of New York. Since I am a member of Mencius Lodge No. 93 in Manila and of Pearl River Lodge No. 3 in Taipei, I cannot hold membership in a Lodge in New York, much as I want to... New York allows only dual membership regardless of Grand Lodge. Tieng Sing New York I am now residing in Brussels as a member of the International Staff of NATO and thoroughly enjoy my only remaining link with all my brethren in tho Philippines through your excellent organ, Tne Cabletow. I remain a dues-paying member of my Mother Lodge, Mt. Lebanon No. 80, even though it is seventeen years since I last sat there. In the last nine and a half years with NATO in Paris, I had the pleasure of affiliating with two English-speaking Lodges; Stability 29, which follows the Nigerian ritual, and Concorde 42, which follows the ritual I learned in my Moth er Lodge. Both are under the jurisdic tion of the Grande Lodge Nationale Francaise. Despite substantial differences in the two rituals, I have always found that Ineradicable, indispensable link of uni versality which characterizes our won derful Brotherhood. Charles O. Search USNATO (I.S.) MASONIC EDUCATION. . From P.B. 30 which are known only to the exper ienced Freemason. Besides that the rituals are very long for every Ma sonic degree which are 33 in the Scottish Rite and 13 in the York. The Masonic Magazines contain a little of each aspect of Freemasonry such as history, philosophy, and sym bolism, and at times a little of the Masonic principles, tenets and teach ings, or practices and traditions, all scattered in the pages thereof, and it will take many magazines to read, and many long years to go before the Masonic student can have some Masonic knowledge. The result may be that the student becomes a doubt ing Thomas with little Masonic learn ing, narrow-minded, confused and self-centered, with a feeling of infer iority complex, or with the air of false superiority. He may choose go ing too fast and jump over the high er degrees thru strategem, but that will not solve the problem of Ma sonic perfection. The field of Free masonry is so extensive and limitless as the sky that only by diligent, hon est, courageous and persistent efforts at serious study may the individual acquire a fairly good working know ledge. While we approach Masonic perfection by legitimately receiving the higher degrees of Freemasonry, yet we can reach the zenith of per fection only when we arrive at that beautiful region from whose bourne no traveller returns. References: 1. The Builders — by Dr. Joseph Fort Newton. 2. Symbolism of Freemasonry — by Dr. Albert G. Mackey. 3. Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry — by Dr. A. G. Mackel. 4. Philosophy of Masonry — by Dr. Roscoe Pound. 5. Morals and Dogma — by Albert Pike. £ JANUARY, 1968 31 OFFICIAL SECTION DIRECTIVES TO MASTERS AND SECRETARIES REGARDING PETITIONS FOR DEGREES: December 7, 1967 1. At least 50% of the Degree Fees, as required by Article VIII of the Lodge By-laws, MUST accompany the petition for Degrees, (Par. 176) else same shall not be read before, nor received by, the Lodge. 2. The petition MUST be accomplished in the handwriting of the petitioner; al) questions therein MUST be answered and ALL blanks filled or crossed when not applicable. (Par. 162) 3. The petition must state the full names of the petitioner — (NO INITIALS) but may be signed by the petitioner with his usual signature. (G.L. Fortm No. 369) 4. If the petitioner lacks the qualification of residence, (Par. 171) or has been previously rejected within less than 12 months (Pars. 161 & 170) the Lodge CANNOT receive nor act on the petition unless at a Stated Meeting by un animous vote by ballot the Lodge should approve to request for a dispen sation to receive and act on the petition; and it is only when dispensation there for has been obtained that the Lodge may, at a Stated Meeting, receive and act on the petition. If the Lodge so desires, BUT only in the case of a previously rejected can didate, the request for dispensation may include a statement that it wishes to receive and act on the petition at a special meeting to be held for the purpose on a certain specified date and time, (Par. 139) and accordingly, (Par. 170) the Secretary shall give all members of the Lodge due and timely notice of the date, time and purpose of said special meeting. 5. In the case of a previously rejected petitioner, his present petition shall bo addressed to the Lodge that rejected him, AND TO NO OTHER, (Par. 163) if petitioner presently maintains his residence within its jurisdiction. 6. Immediately after receipt and action by the Lodge giving the petition ita due and usual course, BUT NOT BEFORE, (G.L. Form No. 368) the Secre tary shall forward to the Grand Secretary a duplicate of the petition for publication in the Grand Lodge Circular No. 12. 7. Balloting on the petition may be held at any Stated Meeting after the Com mittee on Investigation shall have given their respective reports to the Worshipful Master, (Par. 164) irrespective of publication. 3. NO VALID INITIATION can be held before publication. (Edict No. 49) JOSEPH E. SCHON, DGM Chairman Committee on Administration of Lodges BOOK REVIEW. . From pago 26 for research and study in Masonic symbolisms and symbols. The author’s style is that of a rc searcher and scholar. His inclusion of gems of thought adds .<■; ke to the book. There is a picture of the Ma sonic Temple on Borromeo St., Cebu City, on the leaf after the title heading of the book. A After years of watching the progress of Nature I can no more doubt the exist ence of an Intelligence that is running things than I can doubt the existence of myself. — Thomas A. Edison Miserable . . . is he who in his homo had no place where he can be his sole company; where he can invite his mind; where he can lurk secure. — Michael de Montaigne 32 The Cabletow GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Grand Master ..................................................... Deputy Grand Master ................................... Senior Grand Warden ..................................... Junior Grand Warden ..................................... Grand Treasurer ............................................. Grand Secretary ............................................. Grand Chaplain ............................................... Grand Orator ................................................... Grand Marshal ................................................. Grand Standard Bearer................................... Grand Sword Bearer......................................... Grand Bible Bearer........................................... Senior Grand Lecturer..................................... Junior Grand Lecturer............................. J’rtior Grand Lecturer............................. Junior Grand Lecturer............................. Junior Grand Lecturer............................. Grand Deacon ....................................... Grand Deacon....................................... Grand Steward ................................... Grand Steward ................................... Pursuivant ............................................. Organist ................................................. Tyler ....................................................... Mariano Q. Tinio Joseph E. Schon Manuel M. Crudo Edgar L. Shepley Cenon S. Cervantes, PGM Esteban Munarriz, PGM Marcelino T. Viduya Noli Ma. Cortes Manuel T. Paz James B. King Mario B. Hidalgo Jose Ma. Cajucom Hermogenes P. Oliveros Antonio Gonzalez, Jr. Onofre B. Padolina Santiago Ferrer Ramon Ponce de Leon Lorenzo N. Talatala Buenaventura P. Eugenio Benjamin Gotamco Leon A. Vidallon Teotimo G. Juan Angel S. Montes Eulogio 0. Nadal Senior Junior Grand Grand Grand BOARD FOR GENERAL PURPOSES 1. Cenon S. Cervantes, PGM, President 2. Vicente Y. Orosa, PGM, Vice Pres. 31 Edgar L. Shepley, J GW, Secretary 4. Joseph E. Schon, DGM 6. Manuel M. Crudo, SGW f>. Esteban Munarriz, PGM, G S 7. Aurelio Corcuera, P M 8. Jose C. Velo, P M 9. William H. Quasha, PGM 10. Charles Mosebrook, PGM 11. Macario Navia, HDGM 12. Raymond E. Wilmarth, PGM REGIONAL GRAND LODGE OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS Andrew H. Bulkley, Regional Grand Master William P. Schwager, Regional Deputy Grand Master Glen A. Strong, Regional Senior Grand Warden Kenneth A. Rotness, Regional Junior Grand Warden Cleveland McConnell, Regional Grand Treasurer Wallace H. Morris, Regional Grand Secretary DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS: District No. I . . . Joseph E. Schon (91) District: No. 13 ... Eustaquio de Guzman (V>7) District No. 2 . . . Jose M. Torres (66) Districtt No. 14 . . . Valerio Rovira (111) District No. 3 . bolero A. Torralba (68) District No. 15 . . . Fidel Fernandez (47) District No. 4 . . Teodorico D. Ayson (164) District No. 16 . . . Augusto P. Santos (3m District No. 5 . .. Agaton M. Dmanos (70) District: No. 17 .. . Florentino Almacen (160) District No. 6 . . Doroteo M. Joson (53/73) District: No. 18 . . . Ruben G. Feliciano (50) District No. 7 Robert A. Sanders (105) Districti No. 19 . . . Jose L. Araneta (45) District No. S . . Desideiio Hebron (34) District No. 20 . . . Hugh C. Donaldson (123) District No. 9 . . Candido Perec (59) District: No. Homer L. Willess (123/44) District No. 10 Apolonio V. Pisig (2) District Donald H. Laurila (143) District No. 11 Ricardo Buenafe (26) District 23 . . . Rufino S. Roque (133) District No. 12 Severo Oliveros (37) District No. 24 . . . Victorine C. Daroya (158) District No. 25 ... Aniccto BeHsaric> (111) ON MW BEWLEY Luther B. Bewley, who died at 91 the other day, lived in the Philippines for a longer time than most Filipinos alive today. Sixty-five of his 91 years were spent in this country. During this period, he literally founded the Philippine public school system, served the Philippine government under all the American governors general and the first three Presidents of the Third Republic. He was active, too, even in retirement, in civic work through the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. The unquestioned quality of the public school system before the Second World War is a tribute to his organizing and administrative abilities. Here is a rare man — a foreigner in alien soil who chose to dedicate his life and talents to the genuine interest of the Filipinos. His was a concern with no strings attached; a a dedication not debased by ulterior motives. How one wishes that most other foreigners who'd come here would cast their lot with us the way Luther Bewley did. Luther Bewley is dead. But his memory will remain enshrined in the heart of every Filipino. Editorial, The Manila Times December 31, 1967