I am talking about a unique experiment in international relations that was carried out in the joint cooperation of the American and Filipino nations. Elser was one of the visionary leaders of Freemasonry in our day who worked for and achieved the historic unification of Freemasonry in the Philippines - with which he became associated. One of these is the Rotary Club of Manila, of which he was an organ.
NEW YORK HARDWARE
His memory will live forever in the hearts of his brother Masons and friends everywhere. Elser will shine more and more in the hearts of his fellow Freemasons and his countless friends. LOVE SOLVE HARD PROBLEMS They were building a large bridge over a river and the structure was carried from both sides to meet in the middle.
But when they twisted the center span into place, they found it didn't light; she fell two centimeters and no ingen.
Masons in the Constitutional Convention
Emilio Aguinaldo, his country's liberator and president of the First Philippine Republic, saw the light of day. In its birthplace, the brotherhood lived in possession, grew rapidly, and spread far and wide. Andres Bonifacio, the founder of the Kalipunan, who planned the overthrow of the despotic Span.
Il was provoked by Spain's failure to fulfill its treaty commitments. Like the first, the second period of the Revolution ended in victory for the Revolutionary forces and defeat for the Spanish Army. In the Revolution as well as in the war against slavery, Filipino Masons fought bravely to support the cause of freedom.
Resistance to economic slavery has now become extremely difficult due to past indifference and negligence. The situation is further aggravated by the fact that rampant graft and corruption have crept into the inner chambers of government.
MASONIC MUSIC
Goethe, the great German poet and brother who was also director of the National Theater in Weimar, recognizes. nized the Masonic character of the opera immediately and performed it as such in 1794, albeit with some changes in the text to better emphasize the opera's Masonic character. the mission is that every brother uses him. even of any chance to see and hear brother's immortal work. Mozart to be able to appreciate. both the Masonic symbolism contained in the scenario and the text, as well as the immortal music of our Maso. Non-Masons cannot understand the scenario while the brethren enjoy it. Because of this, the Magic Flute was and is per formed even in countries where Ma. the strings of the opera are not sufficient, since we cannot see the scenery and the decorations, which are absolutely necessary for the understanding of the Masonic background of the opera.
The second half of the eighteenth century was the height of freemasonry and musical activity. tocrates, all emperors and kings had their own orchestras; no wonder that in Freemasonry music in the form of choirs and instrumental music has been part of the Ritual. The compositions are all recorded and in the possession of the Grand Lodge of New York, so they are readily available. For this purpose, it is sufficient to have the recordings of compositions with the lyrics of the songs, even if they are translated from German or other foreign languages.
I will never forget the effect of the bicentennial celebration of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1956, when I was asked to discuss the Masonic music of the Mozart brother. A A A A VICTOR HUGO When the disasters of the Franco-German war were falling thick and the iron belt was closing around Palis, Victor Hugo was not there.
HUMAN NATURE AT BEST
K alaw & A ssociates (Realtors)
The Worshipful Master should explain to the newly raised Master Masons that it has become a matter of courtesy, based on ancient custom, that a Mason may not pass between the altar and the station of Wor. There should be i.o obstruction between the East and the Three Great Lights, since the Three Great Lights are the special responsibility of the Worshipful Master. Therefore, no Lrother should ever exclude the Worshipuf Master's view from the three great lights.
A Master should never wear a hat of such a strange style as may attract attention or tend to affect the dignity of the Oriental Chair. The hat is an emblem of the Master's authority, a sign through which the importance of his office is shown. The hat should always be removed when the name of the Supreme Deity is mentioned and when the prayers are recited.
As a courtesy, the DDGM may invite the Rand Officers, the Past Grand Officers, Inspector of the Lodge. And it is just as we monitor the two signals - the love of God and the love of man - that we keep the channel and be safe from the rocks on both sides.
HERE AND THERE
District Deputy Grand Master Whenever a District Deputy (Master) visits any Lodge in his District, officially or unofficially. As with the official visits of the Grand Master, no one may sit in the East during his reception except the Master. would think two signals would confuse the pilot. But the fact is that he must keep them in line, and as long as lie keeps both lights in line his vessel is safe.
Elser, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines, who died July 17, 1962, in Altadena, California. The ceremonies were performed at the Plaiidel Masonic Temple, Manila, on the evening of September 18 by a team of Past Grand Masters led by the present Grand Master, MW William H. The ceremony was the first to be performed by Past Grand Masters in this jurisdiction. .
It is possible that a group of Brother Freemasons in Saipan are forming a lodge on that island 125 miles north of Guam. Taylor of Guam sent another newsletter and indicated that the two lodges in his district (20) continued their efforts to implement Grand Master Quasha's program of community service for all lodges in their jurisdiction.
THE ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
While entirely distinct and different from Adoption Masonry, being actually an American and not a French development, all the expectations so ably expressed by Brother Pike have not been so wonderfully fulfilled in any other fraternal association as in the Order of the Eastern Star. In this respect the Order of the Eastern Star closely resembles the various branches of the Masonic fraternity. John, a Christian woman whose venerable years were crowned with the greatest splendor of the crucifixion.
34;The theory of the whole subject is succinctly stated in my 'Rosary of the Eastern Star', published in 1865: To take five prominent female characters from the ancient writings, which illustrate as much Mother. In New York, the opponents of the Eastern Star even started a rival project to tear it down. 34;Four years later I prepared an easier plan, styled 'Families of the Eastern Star', meant in his sim.
For example, the above references are very expensive in themselves that Brother Morris was the originator of the Eastern Star. I might very properly think of the Degrees as an old idea, the Masonry of Adoption, and I might just as well regard it as a novelty in the form of the Eastern Star; in the one case he thinks of it as having been given to him, and in the other case he thinks of it as having left his hands.
MASONIC TIDBITS
Distiicts with their respective Dis. trik Deputy Grand Masters, for the purpose of finding ways and means of enabling Lodges to Education and Public Service Pro. When the grand master or the district deputy grand master. ter is not available for such gathering. he may request any member of the Education and Public Service Committee to take the place of the Grand Master or the District Deputy Grand Master. where possible, for the Chairman or members of the Committee to speak to Lodges at their stated meetings on Education and Public Senition. Other matters taken up are the letter of the M. Grand Master 10 the Grand Masters of the difference. ent Grand Lodges in the United States requesting handbooks. for use in the public schools, five of which have already answered fa. Other crafts may have symbols. implemented the tools of their trade, but the Freemasons, above all others, had special reason to invest them with spiritual meaning, for it was a sacred calling to which they devoted themselves. By erecting a house for God's service, the Master Mason not only persevered. gave his own name, but contributes. to the honor of the greatest of all beings by spreading the knowledge of Christianity and by encouraging the practice of Christian virtue and piety.”.
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