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Title: The Cabletow
Issue Date: Vol. XXXIX (No.8) February 1964
Year: 1964
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extracted text: ^//ZZZZXXXZZZZZZZXXXXZXXXZXZXXXZZXXXXXZXZXXZZZZ/Z/ZZZXZ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE PHILIPPINES SINCE 1923 3/H7> Pedro M. Gino n< z leading brethren at th< Convention of Masonic District No. 8 in a min ute of silent prayer on the death P. Kennedy. VOL. XXXIX February 1964 BOARD OF EDITORS PEDRO M. GIMENEZ Editor-in-Chief RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Editor STAFF MEMBERS OSCAR L. FUNG JUAN C. NABONG, JR. ARTEMIO R. GUILLERMO PHOTOGRAPHY PERFECTO O. BUDIAO COMMITTEE ON CABLETOW RAYMOND E. WILMARTH Chairman OSCAR L. FUNG Secretary MEMBERS MACARIO C. NAVIA NESTORIO B. MELOCOTON AUGUSTO P. SANCHEZ FEDERICO PIEDAD JOSE E. RACELA JOSEPH T. HOWARD C:CLRO CALDERON MARIANO O TINIO IN THIS ISSUE GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE .............................................................................................. 259 EDITORIAL ............................................................................................................................ 260 THE MASONIC INSTITUTION ......................... MASONIC AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES BAYANIHAN ............................................... Bro. H. Jordan Roscoe 261 Bro. Lazaro M. Mercado 262 BIOGRAPHY OF WB CORNELIO D. JULIAN THE REVOLT OF CONSCIENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. NOTES .......................... WB Tomas L. Santos 264 WB Graciano P. Pada 266 WB Jose S. Gatmaitan 269 VWB A. Leynes Corcuera 271 273 PICTORIALS ........................................................................................................................... 274 HULING PAHIMAKAS .......................................................................................................... 276 MASONIC BROTHERHOOD CENTER ..................................................................................... 278 REPORTS ............................................................................................ WB Joseph E. Achon 281 ANNOUNCEMENT ................................................................................................................. 286 FILIPINO MASONS IN HAWAII ........................................................................................... 288 THE AGUINALDO STORY ................................................................................................... 289 MASONS AT NEW YORK WORLD FAIR 290 258 The Cabletow LET US ENLARGE THE IMAGE OF FREEMASONRY Heretofore we have been confining our activities within the four walls of our temples, performing our rituals in strict adherence to the requirements of our Ancient Craft. People outside do not understand why we hold our rituals in secrecy, and our critics, especially, take advantage of this secrecy to say that Freemasonry is an institution that recognizes no Supreme Being, does not believe in religion and, worst of all, that its members are atheists and are aligned with communism. There are no greater falsehood than these accusations. These accusa tions are belied by the fact that no one can be admitted in our Fraternity unless he has a religion of his own and believes in God, and that before doing any important undertaking we first invoke the blessings o4 the Great Architect of the Universe, so that with His divine guidance we may be able to pursue in life what is right and avoid treading on the wrong path. In the face of all these misconceptions and misunderstandings, what should we do to correct them? The real and correct answer is, "Let us enlarge the image of Freemasonry." How can we do this? Outstanding and foremost of all is that we should show by deeds and examples in our respective communities that we are law abiding citizens; that we are conscious of our duties and responsibilities as free men in a free country; that we do not transgress the laws of morality; that we are all loving fathers and faithful husbands; and that we abhor all crimes. United in a common aim and cemented by the ties of universal brother hood, our Fraternity lives and thrives for the benefit of mankind in general. It diffuses light where light is needed; it fights violations of civil rights and liberties; it stands for equality, for freedom' and for the brotherhood of men regardless of religion, race, creed or color. A perusal of world history and that of our country will show that Masons have always been at the vanguard in the struggle for freedom and liberty. Great men of the world from George Washington, the first President of the United States of America, and down along the lines, were all Masons. Here in the Philippines, this is equally true. During the days when the country was shrouded in darkness because of the tyranny and despotism of a corrupt alien administration, Dr. Jose Rizal and a group of bright young Filipinos then residing in Europe, among them Marcelo H. del Pilar, the Lunas, Lopez Jaena, Mariano Ponce and others, all Masons, Bound themselves toTurn to page 263 February 1964 259 Sditotfat FREEMASONRY AND RELIGION The common denominator of Freemasonry and religion is God. Freemasonry is dedicated to the search for truth whereas, reli gions are based on faith and beliefs. The only relationship that can exist between Freemasonry and religion, past, present or future, is that which can be derived from established truths. Freemasonry does not concern itself with the various beliefs which constitute the basis of the different religions of the world. It concerns itself with religion only insofar as religion recognizes and distinguishes truth from belief. The foundation of Freemasonry is laid upon the acceptance of a Divine Creator. Whether the title of respect and reverence be that of God is secondary to the fundamental aspect that the Source and Origin of All that Is, is divine, infinite, and omnipotent. In this respect, Freemasonry is solidly joined with religion in a common stand against atheism. Accepting the infinity of God as an established truth, it is a short logical step to the acceptance of the finiteness of man in his earthly existence. But as the essence of God is not material, it is obvious that His infiniteness is akin to the spiritual and not restricted to the limits of material existence. Therefore, Freemasonry accepts with religion that when the spirit of mortal man is freed from the bounds of its earthly existence, it will enjoy the infiniteness of eternal life. Through the acceptance of God and the eternal existence of the soul, Freemasonry and the religions of the world are united into a society which is bonded by the cement of brotherly love and affec tion. This is Freemasonry itself. Freemasonry encourages its members to be religious, but it is not a religion itself. It urges attendance at church, recognizes the medium of prayer, and advocates all to be true followers of the religion of their respective choice, but it neither sponsors nor op poses any religious ritual, belief, or dogma. It acknowledges the Volume of Sacred Law to be the Law of the Brotherhood and the Holy Scriptures' to be the guide and rule of one's faith, but it does not prescribe what that faith shall be. Turn to page 272 260 The Cabletow The Masonic Institution H. JORDAN ROSCOE, 32° 609 Mukun Koganei-Shi, Tokyo, Japan Freemasonry is, in its method of operation, a moral and spiritual edu cational institution, and as such has much in common with temporal in stitutions of learning. Like them, it has imposed certain qualifications or requirements for admittance, such as aptitude, learning capacity, and the prior possession of certain basic knowledge. Like them also, wc ad vance our students through progres sive grades or classes which we call degrees. Just as the best educational insti tutions often fail to produce the de sired results, so Freemasonry, for all our efforts and notwithstanding all our precautions, frequently fails to ■ rain initiates into adepts or to pro duce true Masons from those accept ed for membership. The greatest universities may grad uate no more than half of those who matriculate. Sometimes no mote than a very small percentage of grad uates attain even minimal success in the art or sciernc for which they were presumably trained. Freema sons, enjoying a much greater propor tionate achievement in their educa tional aims, need not be disheartened by occasional failure nor should the Craft be criticized for the presence of a lew unworthy men in its ranks. Just as there are men who remain ignorant in spite of long schooling while others become learned who have never attended any school, so there are Masons who may never even have heard ol our institution and other possessing credentials who are by no means true Masons. For tunately, both of these are rare ex ceptions. Il is a terrible thing to be under obligation to the profane, but it would be the greatest misfortune to deprive ourselves of association in Freemasonry with true adepts, men of wisdom, goodness, and intellect. The greatest boon to mankind is wisdom, which, although not synony mous with intelligence, is not entire ly separable from it. Neither is schooling to be confounded with learning nor learning with knowl edge with wisdom: each has its place and function. One may base years of schooling and be invested with other scholas tics honors, yet remain essentially ignorant. One may be able to re cite from memory an entire lexicon of scientific terms without ever be coming a scientist. lie may be able to pronounce, spell and define ten thousand English words, yet be un able to speak or understand a single intelligible sentence in the English language. We arc- often told that Solomon prayed for and was granted wisdom, but we lead in the tenth verse of the second chapter of Second Chronicles that Solomon prayed for wisdom and knowledge, lie must already have been exceedingly wise to base made such a lecpiest, for lie evidently un derstood the great truth that al though knowledge without wisdom is dangerous, wisdom without knowl edge is weak and ineffectual. One is a tool without a master, but the other is the master with no working tools. From "The New Age," July 1962 February 1964 261 Masonic and Government Services of Bro. Lazaro Malabanan By LAZARO M. MERCADO The accounts mentioned here are briefly taken from the Ledge and Govern* ment records, and from the personal biography of Bro. Laiaro Malabanan. Bro. Lazaro Malabanan was born on December 17, 1888 in the barrio of Bayuyungan, municipality of Talisay, province of Batangas. He was the youngest and the only male child of nine children his parents had. When he was about 10 years old sometime in 1898, lie had studied the Spanish language with a private tu tor. By 1901, the American occupa tion forces had established schools in the province of Batangas. He im mediately enrolled in the primary classes then offered in Lcmery. In 1905 Bro. Malabanan was appointed as a barrio teacher in Buli, Taal, Batangas, teaching only in the morn ing and attending primary and inter mediate classes in the afternoon un der an American supervisor. One year later, he was transferred to the Lemery Central School in Batangas holding the office of principal with four teachers under him. He car ried out the practice of teaching in the morning and attending classes in the afternoon. On March, 1909, Bro. Malabanan finished his inter mediate grades, and on June of this year, he was appointed teacher pensionado to the College of Agriculture in Los Banos, Laguna. He had a four-year teaching stint in this col lege. Afterwards he was called back to teach, this is in the year 1913, with assignment as principal of Agricul tural School in Batangas, Batangas. Later lie was assigned as elementary school principal, then, supervising teacher, and finally, as division in dustrial supervisor, taking charge of vocational instruction, health and dental work, athletic activities, etc. until he retired in 1931. There were unfavorable circum stances which had deprived Bro. Ma labanan to carry further his colle giate studies; lie had to content him self by virtue of self-study and en rolling in a correspondence school then already established in America. Imbued with qualities of devotion to duties, stirred with sincerity, hon esty and frankness, lie achieved suc cess in the leaching service. Bro. Malabanan first saw light in Masonry when he was initiated an Entered /Apprentice Mason in Au gust, 1917 at the Batangas Lodge No. 35, F. fc A. M. He was passed to the degree of Fcllowcraft in September, 1917 and raised as Master Mason in November, 1917. Hc had occupied various positions in the Lodge having been assigned by the Master during absence of incumbent officers. Bro. Malabanan was elected as Worshipful Master in December, 1950, and installed in January, 1951. He held this position until Decem ber 31, 1954, being continuously re elected, therefore, giving him four 262 The Cabletow full successive years if masonic serv ice as Master of his Lodge. During this four-ycar term, Bro. Malabanan had to his endeavor, with the cooperation and support of the brethren, the following accomplish ments: (1) Lodge Camarin was rehabili tated at a cost of 1*6,000.00; (2) Permanent fence on site was built at a cost of Pl,200.00; (3) Lost or burned records of the Lodge were partly rehabilita ted; and (1) More equipments were pur chased. In December. 1 962, he was again elected as Master and installed by January of year next. Within a span of nine months, he worked for the addition to the present building a floor space of IS square meters at the back, costing the Lodge the amount of about 1*9,985.3-1, with painting and elec trie wiring includ ed. The ground floor of the extend ed building is now rented by GAMI at a rate of P70.00 a month which constitutes additional income for the Lodge. Another outstanding masonic achicvement of Bro. Malabanan was the organization in 1962 of the Koumintang Bodies, A. & A. S. R. of Batangas, Batangas. The establish ment of the Bodies was rather a deli cate matter on the occasion, but with tact, Bro. Malabanan had handled the situation very well, and now, Kouminlang Bodies appears to be on the way to success. In the area of politics, he had also an outstanding popularity, being a well-known political leader. In the November. 1951 general elections, Bro. Malabanan was prevailed upon by the Nationalista Partv to run as member of the provincial board. He consented and won. In 1955 general elections, he run again for the same post and won. He had served the people of Batangas as provincial board member for 8 successive years with meritorious record. A A GRAND MASTER'S MESSAGE. . . (From P.ae 259) gether and pledged to denounce the maladministration in the country. Those patriots, sacrificed all they had for the love of their native land. We who are enjoying the fruits of their sacrifices can do no less than to carry on their mission of enlightenment, and should besides give the com munities in which we reside something concrete and tangible by helping our fellow men in distress, and by practicing in our everyday life the three principal tenets of Freemasonry — charity, love and truth. The principal thing is that we should practice what we preach. Thus we enlarge and brighten the image of Masonry before the world. PEDRO M. GIMENEZ Grand Master February 1964 263 BAVANIHAN Ni TOMAS L. SANTOS, P.M. Marikina Lodge No. 119 F. & A.M. Ang seksiyong 5, Artikulo XIV ng Saligang Balas ng Pilipinas ay nagtatakda ng mga sumusunod, “Lahat ng mga institusyon sa pagtuturo ay sasailalim ng pamamanihala at mapapaloob sa mga (untuning lagda ng Estado. Ang Pamahalaan ay inagtatatag at magpapairal ng isang ganap at sapat na pamamaraan ng edukasyong pangmadia, at magtatakda ng mga paaralang walang-bayad para sa pang-unang pag-aaral man lamang. at ng pagsasanay sa paghanianiamnyan sa malatanda xxxxxx.” Sa kasalukuyang ang ating Pama halaan ay guinugugol ng P502.139,5711 upang maisakatuparan ang binanggit sa itaas na seksiyong ng Saligang-Batas. Hindi nag-atubiling naglaan ng ganilong kalaking halaga ang mangbabatas. Napagkilala n.i ang nasabing halaga ay malaki ang magagawa sa ikasusulong ng bansa sa cdukasyon na kalakip na rilo ang pagsasanay sa pagkamamamayan sa malatanda. Ang nasabing pagsasa nay, sangayon sa ating Saligang-Batas ay tungkuling ng ating mga paa ralang bayan. Ang napakalaking gugulin ay hindi pa sapat sa napakala king makabuluhang gawain. Ang mga sumusunod ay ilan lamang sa maraming maisasagawang pangtulong sa gawaing ito. 1 Republic Act No. 3845, Current Budget Hang Pamamaraan A. Pagtuturo sa mga maysapat na gulang sa pamamagitan ng mga aralin ng mga bata sa paaralan (Curriculum Approach). Ito’y ginagampanan ng lahat ng paaralang bayan ng buong bansa. Halimbawa, sa silid aralan ay pinag-uusapan o tinatalakay ang kalinisan, sapagka’t napatunayang ang bagay na ito’y kailangan sa lugar na ivon. Sa pi nag-uusapan ay ang kahalagahan ng kasilyas ay napaloob. Pagkatapos na ang lahat ng bagay-bagay ay mapag-usapan ang lahat ng ito’y tatapusin sa isang pagkaklase sa isang lugar sa nayon. Dito’y aanyayalian ang ilang magulang o mamamayan upang dumalo sa nasabing pagpapatulov ng klase. Ang ilang dumalo ay maaaring makinig, makilahok o inakapagbigay pavo sa pinaguusapan. Ang aralin ng mga bata sa pa aralan ay napaaabot sa mga ma mamayan sa ganitong pamamara an. B. Pagtuturo ng pagbasa, pagsulat, aritmctika at mabuting mamama yan (Functional Literacy). Ang pagtuturo ng pagbasa, pag sulat, aritmctika at mabuting ma264 The Cabletow mamayan sa maysapat na gulang ay isa rin tungkuling ng paaralan batay sa nabanggit na Anikulo ng Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas. Sa gawaing ito’y kailangan ang ibang sangay ng Pamahalaan at* mga samahang sibiko. Ang pamamaraang pagtutulong-tulong o bayanilian ay makatutulong ng malaki sa ikasusulong ng bansa. Ang isang bansang ang mga karamihan sa mamainayan ay marunong bumasa, sumulat, aritmctika at ng tungkuling ng mabuting mamamayan, ang bansang ito’y nabibilang sa bansang maunlad. Ang isang maliit na bayanilian ay kasalukuyang nangyayari sa Parang, Marikina, Rizal. Ito’y pinasimulan pa noong Oktubrc, 1962, ng Kapatiran ng Masoncrya (Marikina Lodge No. 119, F. & A.M.). Inilunsad noong Abril 5, 1963 ang pangangailangang ng isang Pampaniayanang Paaralan (Adult ang Community Educa tion) na napatunayang kailangang sa Nayon. Sinangguni ng Masoncrya ang mga sumusunod: 1. Mababang Paaralan 2. Parang PTA 3. Sangguniang Nayon 1. Y’s Men’s Club, al 5. Parang Cooperative Credit Union Napagtapos noong Ilulyo 5, 1963 ang isang maliit na klase. Sa mga sumusunod na klase ng Pampamayanang Paaralan ay nakipagtulungan din ang dalawa pang samahan sumusunod: 6. PARMARIZ 7. Marikina Valley Lion’s Club Naging masugid na katulong ang Marikina Valley Lion's Club sa ikalawang klase. Handa rin silang tumulong (bigay pala sa guro at mga kagamitan sa klase) sa loob ng isang taon susunod. Kasalukuyang ngayon nagtatatag ng isang Sangguniang2 bubuing ng mga Pangulo o Kinatawan ng bawa’t samahan sa Marikina, Rizal. Ang Sangguniang ito’y nadamang kailangang ng bayan upang palaganapin sa lahat ng nayong nangangailangang ng na sabing Paaralang Pampamayanan. 2Unang Pulong ng Sanggunian nagaganapin sa Marikina Library sa Enero 19, 1964. K. Ang binagong Karta ng Nayon ay binabanggit ang mga sumusu nod, " (j) Upang tumawag o magdaos ng mga panayam, palaluntunan, at/o mga kapulungang bayan ng kahit dalawang beses man lamang sa isang buwan para maturuan at mapaliwanagan ang nayon tikol sa mga gawaing mo ral, pambayan, pang-cdukasyon, politika. at iba pang bagay na inapakikinabangan ng madia;” Ito’y binanggit sa Anikulo III ng nasabing Karta. Sa bisa ng Anikulo III na na banggit sa itaas, kung ang lahat ng paaralan ay tutulong sa Sang guniang Nayon sa pagpapatupad nito, ang palatuntunang pangpamayanan ng Pamahalaan ay maaaring mapalaganap sa ikasu sulong ng bansa. Ang mga nabanggit ay ilang lamang halimbawang maaaring maisagawa ng paaralan, pamaha laan at samahan sibiko. Sa kanilang pagtutulungan o bayanilian sa gawaing cdukasyong, ang ating minamahal na bayan ay maaaring makaagapay sa mga bansang mauunlad sa buong daigdig. February 1964 265 Biography of Wor. Bro. Cornelio Dato Julian of Sta. Maria, llocos Sur A Masonic Hero By Rev. GRACIANO P. PADA, SR. He was born in Barrio Lcs-seb, Sta. Maria, llocos Snr on September 13, 1892, eldest of the four children of Mr. Gregorio Julian and Mrs. Simona Dato. While a boy Cornelio Julian helped his father farm thenland, herd their cattle, never dream ing that some day he may cross the ocean, be an tinny officer, become a famous physician and surgeon and io die a hero patriot like others who have gone beyond. He studied the English language in Sta. Maria under an American teacher named Mr. Charles Hook Simpson. He studied in the Vigan High school in 1912-1913 and got ac quainted with Rev. Hudleston, then :m American Missionary, who took him along with him back to the United States. While in the U.S. lie worked his way through, and entered the Ohio Wesleyan University and got his Bachelor of Arts degree on June 27, 1919. He also enrolled in the College of Medicine of the Univ ersity of Cincinnati, Ohio and ob tained the degree in Medicine and surgery on June 1C>, 1923. He was then a self-supporting student, and did not depend upon any help from home (Philippines), instead lie was able to help his younger brother. In July 5, 1923 he went into pri vate practice in Ohio, and in March 28, 1928 he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant in the medical corps of the United States Army. Later on lie was raised to Captain, but decided to resign and return to his native land, in 1934. After successfully passing the med ical examination, he established the Julian Hospital at Sta. Maria, llocos Sur. He had had a successful ven ture, his patients were his best friends, all over the country, He was an open-hearted and generous. In 1937 he returned to the United States to attend the International Conference of the Methodist church as a communicant, active member and outstanding leader in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and to specialize in eye surgery in Mayo Clinic, in the Rockefeller Medical Center, New York City. In this same year 1937 he joined Masonry at the Angalo Lodge No. G3, F. X: A.M., Vigan, llo cos Sur, and had become its Master two years before the Japanese War. During the war, Dr. Julian tried his best to serve his people in many ways so as to alleviate them from hardship. He evacuated his hospital to I.esseb and then to Cabcaburao, Burgos, llocos Sur. Many of patients were students coming from Manila on foot thru the USAFFE Trail al though his medical supplies were ex hausted, resorting thereafter on herbs and plants. One of his impor tant patients was Dr. Jose O. Barce lona, who was brought to his cvacua266 The Cabletow tion place at Ixsseb, Sta. Maria in an improvised stretcher. When the call to join the resist ance movement against the Japanese was given, Dr. Julian was among the first to respond to the cal), together with Lt. Laureano Ayson, Benito Dolor, Benjamin M. Antonio, Ber nardino F. Reyes, Cipriano N. Esco bar, Enrique M. de Leon and the late Joaquin R. Escobar. Dr. Julian was then a captain, who organized a complete infantry company with headquarters in the hills east of the town of Sta. Maria. In February, 1912. Sta. Maria was occupied by a Japanese garrison quartered in the compound of the Santa Maria Rural High School. Captain Julian was the Command ing Officer and he conducted medi cal and physical examinations on all the officers and enlisted men of his unit at this residence in the town close to the garrison. In Sept. 1912 an order from higher guerrilla head quarters called for the abandonment of their unit so as to join the 121st Infantry Regiment as Regimental surgeon. Mr. Laureano T. Ayson, author of this biography seised un der him as an enlisted man with Dr. Jose O. Barcelona, then a lieutenant in the dental corps, as his junior of ficer. Captain Julian ministered to the needs of his guerilleros and to the civilian population although his supplies ran out, thus resorting lor some times in the use of the medi cal herbs and plants. Captain Julian was a tireless sol dier, and when they travel he is al ways on the lead. He and his com panions had to travel and move from place to place whenever they receive warnings that the Japanese soldiers are approaching them, until they came to Supo, San Emilio, the head quarter of Capt. Vicente Abava, and in this instant, Capt. Julian nearly fell down a sleep precipice had he not been saved by a Tinguian guide. They were with Mayor I..T. Ayson, Dr. Jose O. Barcelona. T. zVyson and 2 enlisted men on time to celebrate the Armistice Day in the presence of (> American soldiers who then escaped from their Japanese captors, and one of them was Sgt. Alberto R. Hebert, who accompanied Capl. Julian to the lowland on a secret mission. Captain Julian as a soldier is a dis ciplinarian. He wanted his men to be polite and respectful to women, and thru this discipline, he was not very popular to the guerilla soldiers, some are antagonistic to him. In 1913 the Japanese forces tried their best to capture the guerilleros withoui let up, and it so happened that Capt. Julian was captured and was con centrated in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija, lor 3 months with other prisoners ol war. He was released on parole Dec. 9, 1913 and returned to Sta. Maria to resume his medical practice and be with his family. Sensing that there was trouble' in town, he moved his family to Bantay, where he practiced his profession up to the time of his disappearance. In one night late >n 1911 without any previous warning of anv kind some unknown persons called lor him in his temporary re sidence at the Govatites dike between Bantay and Vigan and since then he never returned. Capt. Julian is survived by his daughter Clarita, in the Bilacan Na tional Agricultural School, in San IIdefonso, Bulacan, a niece, Dr. Adelina B. Julian, Resident Physic ian in Taco ma Gen. hospital, Tacoma, Washing ton, a sister, Agustina it barrio I.esseb, Sta. Maria, two brothers Julio and Ignacio in Honololu, Hawaii, and Seattle. Washington, respectively. February 1964 267 (Jjipt. Julian, besides being a ma son, was a member (life) of the American Medical Association and the National Geographic Society. He was a God fearing man, respectful, and he has many friends in the Phil ippines as well as abroad. It is a re quest made by his relatives that should any one identify the exact burial place, they shall be very much obliged so that a more decent inter ment could be done on his remain: as a mason and good Christian. In view of the above qualifications and character, Wor. Bro. Cornelic Dato Julian is hereby declared a hero and patriot by our lodge. VISITATIONS Anent the policy of the Most Worshipful (hand Lodge ol the Philippines lor a closer relationship between sister lodges, the in cumbent Master ol Cavite Lodge No. 2, Wor. Bio. Crcsencio CL Sanliano. accompanied by some of his officers and members, conceived the idea of inter-lodge visitation in the Southern Islands. During the period 1-1-23 October 1963, they visited Cebu Lodge No. 128 and Mactan Lodge No. 30 at Cebu City and Iloilo-Acacia Lodge No. 11 at Iloilo City. The Brethren of those Qi'ceii Cities received them royally if not fraternally. They performed and participated in the conferral of degrees in those lodges. Thev were treated to guided touts to some interesting and historical spots in those cities and the following were very instrumental in making their visits a most enjoyable one: Wor. Bros. C. J. Huang and (ius Sanios of Mactan Lodge No. 30, Wor. Bro. I.. L. Makayan and Samson Ong of Cebu Lodge No. 128, and Wor. Bros. R. J. Jeruta and Oil Ottaviano of Iloilo-Acacia Lodge No. 11. According to those visited, they say this was the first time that Brethren from Luzon Lodges have visited lodges in the Southern Islands. Likewise, the Brethren of Cavite Lodge No. 2 realized that as the sun at meridian heights imparts wattilth, beauty and gladness over the face of the Southern Islands, so Masonry, preaching and practicing the principle of "brotherhood of man under the fatherhood of God" brings forth to humanity the blessings of mutual affection, harmony and happiness that cement all men of goodwill into a lasting fellowship. Il is felt that this visitation has strengthened the brotherly tie that unites all Masons, until time shall be no more. 268 The Cabletow The Revolt of Conscience By JOSE S. GATMAITAN Malolos Lodge No. 46, F. & A. M. Hom ihe cultuial legacy of the ancient past, man has now per fected the hydrogen bombs with which he can destroy the world — and will destroy it, unless the pow er to do so is taken from him. There ate critics who say that man kind is not spiritually ready for such destine tion. Suc h a revelation is true lot man has not, and will nev er. attain the slate of perfection and, the- hvdrogen bombs will not wait for us to perfect human nature. The epic <>l man has always been that they tail with their rise. Their lit tleness and lack of courage alwavs hasten their doom to disrepute and obsuiritv. In out midst, we have main sue It good men. Their repu tation is well deserved but they are too proud ol their goodness. They come up in the horizon every morn ing and sink into nothingness at eventide. Their successes only make them fall mote disgraceful. Why? Nobods knows. We have learned in out ritual the role played by the 'Celebrated Ait ist,” the parable of which is more than the enigma <»f circumstance. Horn and bred in a period of vio lent revolution — philosophic, poli tical and cultural — he had risen and fallen, in the course ol his tra vel in his quest lor light through the long and narrow toad beset with dangers; risen and fallen, like the ceases of the sea: but always he had managed to rise.- with every fall, and even higher in the esteem ol his own brothers who caused his plight until his symbolical death, ever keeping the trust reposed in him to the end. He has always been an enigma — yes — even to those who followed with the blindness of faith. There had been unkind remarks against him and threats to his life but he was not disturbed by such language and no power on earth, it seems, could make him disregard from the principles to which he adhered for the dead, the absent, innocent, and those who trust him, no mason will willingly deceive. 'I'hat man, tile mason, has always been thus. Anywhere, in public set cice or otherwise, he has always done to the best of his ability and in the light of what he thought best; and has remained serene and unper turbed by the abuses heaped upon him by his enemies and the well-in tentioned unkindness ol friends. He has learned to adjust himself to cir (innstanccs and can follow that course which best suits the situation without sac i ilicing his principles that his conscience is always at peace, with the conviction that he has given his best, indeed, his all — to the serv ice of God. Such is his real worth as he abbots grandstand play when prudence so dictates it — although lie may now be an old man who had endured many winters of the climate and of the heart. February 1964 269 In vibrant note, that is life; and life, which cannot slay, is not slain; for in life, there is conscience. What resentment, anger, and frustration have turned so many men — patrio tic, mature and responsible, into — desperados? Is it too much suffer ing and too much glamor; a past too romantic, too vividly present in our memories with its splendors and victories? There is no law that limits the returns that should be reaped from a single good deed. Somehow we should manage to live up to the greatness of the past that by being benevolent and having magnificent thoughts and noble words the true image of yourself is known unlike that of the politicians whose true image cannot be lined because of their many shooting lies. The revolt of conscience — it is an old story which brings to our mind, the years of bravery, despair and frus tration. Every mason knows of the tragedy (I shall repeat) of one which began at the south Gate of the Tem ple who, on being left alone in his memorable travel fought bravely but only to die in his attempt; and "the itiflians" responsible for that ugly, silent and bitter affair, although or dered punished, had repented, and unburdened their souls which revolt ed in their conscience. Throughout history, the behaviour of war crimi nals Hedeki Tojo, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini was that, after their godless empires had crumbled, and because of their guilty conscience, had tried to commit suicide or had committed suicide before they were tried before the bar of humanity. Their splendid uniforms, their color ful paraphernalia* which represented their much vaunted power had van ished and Jost its meaning, when they realized that, deep in their cons cience, their "lost cause" was already impossible to bear lor to them “there can be no legions without an empire, no centurions without Rome, and no Rome without domination." 'They all died in lain. When every thing is changing so fast in this world today, nothing is mote catastrophic than the destruc tion of our civilization. Let us not wait therefore lot the hydrogen bombs to explode but we must, to our very best, exert our efforts to prevent such explosions. It is better to stand up and be counted than be counted while laid in rows. Such an inevitable thing will happen for man is onlv mental and when that hap pens, there will not be tomorrow and the thousands of years of the history of mail’s life on earth will come to and encl. Our only hope is an enduring peace. The test ban recently adopted by the nuclear powers is, indeed, scry laudable for mankind. It is human kindness, decency, love that count, not prejudice and hate; for no matter what happens, we must love, not hate. Only then will our seeing eye and our attentive ears sense the greatness of the enduring words of that martyr-chrislian, Fran cis of Assisi: "Lord, make me an instrument of peace. Where there is hatred, Jet me sow love: where there is in jury, pardon: where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope: where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. Devine Master, grant that I mav not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we may receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that wc are born to eternal life.” 270 The Cabletow I( is the mail who suffers a real deprivation that an ideal is first nec essity of life; for man is an idealist by nature, and only great sufferings give birth to great ideals; and never, but this time, is the Cross more sym bolic of mans ultimate hope; and prayers, more timely. No one can repress the liberty of conscience. The axiom — "the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom” — has survived, up to this day, as a cult even to the infidels: and, as the salvation or damnation of the soul depends, in the last resort, upon His judgment, man must live in the right direction — towards God — with the burdens and confusions of his own history. A A A Questions and Answers By A. LEYNES CORCUERA If you hove iny queition on Maionry, write it down on a piece of paper and mail it to "Queilions and Antweri,*' Cabletow, 1440 San Marcelino, Manila. Your anawer QUESTION: IT«.v Hiram Abif a real, or merely a mythical, person? ANSWER: He was a real person, an artisan in metals, who was sent King Hiram of Tyre (flourished about 1000 B.C.) to King Solomon i<> work on the ornamentation of ihe Temple (1 Kings 7:13-15; 2 Chronicles 1.11 22) QUESTION: it'd Hiram Abif die in the manner known to all Mas ter Masons? ANSWER: No; he finished lhe work he was called to do lor King Solomon’s Temple (2 Chronicles 1:11). According lo Flavius Jose pints (A.I). 27 - A.D. 95) "lie lived in lyre long afterwards.” QUESTION: Has the Bible always been a part of the farnitnre of the Lodge? ANSWER: No; it was not un'il 1700 that the (.land Lodge ol Eng land (1717). upon motion ol wil liam Preston (1712-1818), decreed ihat the Bible be made one of the* Great Lights (Voor—his, Facts for Masons, p. 27). QUESTION: What is meant by Ancient Craft Masonry. ANSWER: It is the name given to the three degrees of symbolic, or Blue1 Lodge Masonry — the Enter ed Appientice, lhe Fellow Cralt, •and lhe Master Mason. Sometimes lhe icim is shortened to Craft Ala .sonry. I lie term is most appro priate because it calls attention lo lhe lad that the three degrees do not belong to any particular rite, that they constitute primitive Mi semi y. CUES I ION: Jl’/cy do Masons hon oi I’ylhagoias? ANSWER: Pythagoras (c. 582 c . 507 B.C.), born at Sanios, was a icinarkable and great Greek phil osopher. In the course ol his tra February 1964 271 . vels over the llien known-world he became a pupil of Zoroaster (650583. B.C.). At Crotona, Italy, he founded a religious brotherhood which borrowed from Oriental mysticism the idea of re-incarnalion of the soul. He taught that lhe essence of all nature can be ex pressed in numbers, whose mys teries arc found in the Hebrew Kabbala as well as in all occult studies and in Masonry. It is said that the symbolism of the three de grees of the Grecian Mysteries he established beats a close analogy to the symbols of Masonry. It is even claimed that esoteric Masonic doctrines were received from those of Pythagoras. QUESTION: /.» it Hue that the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, even before the unification, had already proved the organization of a Spanish -Speaking Lodge? ANSWER: Yes; Biak-na-Bato Lodge No. 7. Bro. Felipe Tcmpongko, Junior Warden of Bagumbayan Lodge No. 1. was named Master in both the Dispensation and the Chapter. He and Bro. Leo Fischer, Secretary of Bagumbayan Lodge No. 1, translated the ritual into Spanish. This is the ritual which live years after the unification the Spanish-speaking Lodges, formerly under the (frail Lc’igia Regional, were recpt it cd to use. EDITORIAL . (From page MO) Freemasonry is a way of life, a philosophy for living. It deals only with the material matters of earthly existence, prescribing through its tenets and demanding through its* abligations that Free masons conduct themselves with such brotherly love, morality, and virtue as will ensure their escension to the Grand Lodge above where the Great Architect of the Universe lives and reigns forever. is not the objective of Freemasonry the same as that of religion? How can Freemasonry be at odds with any religion or any religion be at odds with Freemasonry, if all serve the same God and have the same ultimate goal? — R.E.W. A A Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render him is doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 272 The Cabletow Savings & Loan Association To Open Next April . . . Most Worshipful Brother Pedro M. Gimenez announced that the proposed FILIPINAS SAV INGS & LOAN ASSN., INC. will start operat ing next April or as soon as the Central Bank of the Philippines issues the authority to oper ate it. The incorporation papers and by-laws are being finalized and will be filed shortly with the Central Bank and subsequently with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is hoped that approval of the papers will be expedited so that the operation can start as scheduled. The Board of Organizers met for the first time on January 14 and again on January 31 and among other things it decided to com municate with District Deputy Grand Masters, Masters and Secretaries of Lodges to encourage them to speed up the submission of subscrip tions from the brethren in their respective jurisdictions. Shortly after the annourcement was made, active response was noted and at this writing, Feb. 12, a total of P86.300.00 has been subscribed and P3.525.OO paid in. Many subscriptions are received from day to day at the Grand Lodge and at the rate they are coming in, the subscriptions will exceed ex pectations. In addition to those received at the Grand Lodge, Lodge Secretaries and other brethren, of their own accord, are going out of their way to enlist the brethren to join the project. WB Estanislao Gabarda of Bulusan Lodge No 38 brought in nineteen subscriptions from his Lodge. WB Teofilo Leonidas contacted brethren working in NAMARCO and got them to sub scribe. With voluntary assistance of such na ture from more brethren, the capital stock al the start of lhe operation is bound lo be fairly high. investors in the project. The By-Laws permit membership not only to Master Masons in this Grand Jurisdiction, but also to immediate mem bers of their families and members of appen dant bodies like the DeMolays, Job's Daught ers, Rainbow Girls, Eastern Stars, Amaranths, and others. A Brother inquired if a Lodge or Groups of Brethren may join. The reply is in the affirmative. As a matter of fact, WB P. C. Leonidas, who is Secretary of both IloiloAcacia Lodge No. 11 and the Visayas Bodies, ASSR, sent in sizable investments from both groups. With this knowledge, many more Lodges and groups will be investing in the Some brethren have inquired if currencies other than the Philippine peso are acceptable for investment. The answer is in the affir mative. Payments to the Assn, in any accep table currency will be credited on the basis of existing exchange rates and payments due the members will be sent in the currency re quested; converted from peso credits also based on existing exchange rates. Someone has commented that we should start as a Savings Bank instead of as a Savings & Loan Assn. In function, there is a slight dif ference between the two. Both can accept deposits and lend money except that in a Sav ings & Loan Assn, the minimum starting capi tal is P100.000.00 while with a Savings Bank, P2,000,000.00 is required. A Savings & Loan Assn, does business onjy with its members while a Savings Bank does business with the general public. It is hoped though, that in time, as the assets grow to the required amount, the ob jective of having a Savings Bank will be ac complished. What is even now important is that brethren, groups of brethren, and others send in their subscriptions so that more definite plans can be made. NBM AAA It is only through the morning gate of the beautiful that you can penetrate into the realm of knowledge. That which we feel hero as beauty we shall one day know as truth. — FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER February 1964 273 W.B. Marcelino Dysangco of Noli me Tangere Lodg? No. 148, is shown distributing school books to the teachers of F. Benitez Elemen tary School, Makati, Rizal. Picture at right is the new temple of Make* bugwas Lodge No. 47, Tacloban City. Section Below; Newly installed officers for 1964 of