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April - June’2019 The Ashlar ; Vol. XV Issue I

Dear Brethren, Facta Non Verba - From Regional Grand Master 2
Freemasonry being a progressive science,
we need to learn from each passing day and Visit of Grand Master to Lodge Fellowship No.140 3-4
try to erect an edifice, as per HIS desire and Universal Brotherhood Day Celebration in RGLWI 5-14
plan. The question comes to our minds more Freemasons and Contribution Beyond Chairty 15-17
often today. Do the members really
understand the teachings of Masonry? Are Association for Masonic Ladies - Mumbai Centre 17
th
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they acting like Masons? You Are Mason - A Freemason 19-25
They treat each other well, give to fraternal Poem - Brother, We Remember 25
charities, and pay their dues. But in most
cases they have not received the training Long Term Service Jewels 26
necessary to understand the deeper 25/40/50 LTS and Felicitation at Mumbai 27
teachings of Masonry. Some memorized the Centenary Celebration Report at Vadodara - Mark 29-31
AS EDITOR
words without understanding the meanings. In Memoriam 31
Are we making efforts to explain the hidden
meaning and values / virtues that a Centenary Celebration of Tyrrell Leith Chapter No.28 33
Freemason is bound to discharge. Thus, its Social Service/Activity Report of RGLWI 35-43
time to think how the ritual should relate to our Initiation during April-June'2019 45
actions in the real world.
As the time is changing, and so are the Poem - Last Night I Knelt Where Hiram Knelt 46
priorities and commitments. We need to
discover new ways to show to our brethren the Glimpses of Universal
high importance of our ancient and Brotherhood Day in RGLWI
honourable institution. Its good time, to 46
retrospect and introspect on the quality of Glimpses of LTS
membership. The growth is equally important Presentation at Mumbai 47
but a step by step process to make the new
Glimpses of Chairty Project
initiate learn, should be incorporated in the of Lodges in Region
Lodge curriculum, similarly at Region and
Grand level. However, I will stop here with
food for thought and request each and every Editor : V.W.Bro.Tarun Shrivastava
Smt. Urmila S. Shrivastava Marg, 'Laughter House',

member to dwell upon this subject. H.No. 214, New Colony, Nagpur-440001

Let me complete my task as the Editor, to Correspondent Email : tarunssa@gmail.com
thank the contributors to the magazine, by Mumbai : V.W.Bro. Mehernosh M Patel
means of articles, advertisements and Pune : R.W.Bro.Vijay Awadhani
reports. Thus, making this the most read Indore & Bhopal : W.Bro.Girish Wagh
magazine and most widely circulated issues a Gujarat : R.W.Bro. Rajiv Sethi
Advisory
: R.W.Bro.M.S.Federal, RGM
success. My brethren to err is human and you R.W.Bro.Ardeshir S Vakil, OSM,PRGM
all have really encouraged and overlooked R.W.Bro.Zawareh H Wadia, OSM, PRGM &
some of our mistakes. I am humbled by your M.W.Bro. Rajeev R Khandelwal, OSM
responses after you receive this magazine, Printing & Layout : Mr. Motilal Abhiman Ukare
and to those who don't receive due to any Published by V.W.Bro. Mehernosh M Patel RGS, RGLWI and Printed at
postal delay's or delivery make it a point to Namita Art, Near Datta Mandir,Shubhash Road, Ganeshpeth Nagpur-18
inform. That's a great moral booster that our
Published material does not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or of the institutional leadership,
efforts are recognised. nor the editor takes responsibility for errors of fact that may be made by the writers. Reprint are
Thank you one and all, permitted, provided they are in context, mentioned the source and a published copy sent to the editor.
Till then Keep Smiling, Regional Grand Lodge of Western India
Freemason's Hall, Damodardas Sukhadwala Marg, Fort, Mumbai-400 001.
Telephone: 022-22071120/Fax: 022-22074875
V.W.Bro.Tarun Shrivastava, Dip.M.Ed. Email:rglowi@gmail.com, rglowi@hotmail.com Website : www.masonindiawest.org
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