The Force Of Example.

Going outside the door of the Lodge we find another Officer—the Tyler—who has much to do , by the force of his example , in moulding the future careers of the members , not only when assembled in their Lodse but also when outside of it . What

differences of character we meet with among the Tylers , who are occasionally selected , not for any apparent aptitude for the position , but rather because they wanted the work and someone had to be found

to fill the post . The office of Tyler has probably the largest number of round Masons in square holes and square Masons in round ones of any post or position in the Craft . We find at one meeting a Tyler who

may justly be described as perfect—he recognises that the way in which he performs his work is very likely to make a lasting impression on a candidate , and he will not allow his work to be interfered with , or the solemnity of his preparation to be upset by outside

interference or interruption . We have been present when such a Tyler has requested every brother then present to enter the Lodge , or if they did not desire to do so at the moment to retire to some other room . He had a candidate to prepare and the Lodge ante-room was required for the preparation . He

would not even allow regular members of the Lodge to interrupt or distract the attention of the member about to be admitted—and Ave respect such a Tyler for his determination to uphold the dignity and importance of his office , and the work which he is

engaged to discharge . At the other extreme we have the Tyler who treats the whole matter in an easygoing style , allowing all manner of interruptions and interference , and leaving the candidate time after time to do the best he can on his own resources while some other duty is being performed or something

attended to that should not be attempted at such a time , for , be it remembered , the few minutes during which a candidate is being prepared at the door of the Lodge is very apt to making a lasting impression on that candidate . He cannot be expected to . enter

Freemasonry with the same feelings if his first few moments of actual membership are associated with confusion and uproar as would be the case if he were prepared with order and quietness , in such a manner as to impress him with the idea that he was about to

enter into a solemn compact , one likely to have an effect on his whole future career . We have now gone through the offices seriatim , and have said enough , we think , to show that in each case there is a great amount of responsibilitv as to

the sort of example that is set—in all the very best efforts are necessary , but whether a Brother who holds either of them is capable of performing the work or

not he should remember that he can and shonld do his best , and doing that he will probably find he has set an example the force of which will be felt so long as he is known or remembered in his Lodge .

-The Grand Lodge of Ireland has returned formal thanks to all those wbo rendered services to the Orphan School on the occasion of fche Centenary celebration of 1892 . A handsomely illustrated acknowledgment ) has been sent fco those who chiefly helped to ensure the success of tbe

movement , and it will be preserved by many as a mosfc interesting souvenir of an historic event . The celebration proved an unexampled success , and as we learn with satisfaction , fche fund created has not only supplied the means of enlarging and completing the School but of

making permanent provision for helping the outgoing pupils to establish themselves in life . The total receipts from the stalls amounted to £ 25 , 572 . The disbursements were bufc - £ 3 , 702 , and the-net profit ; to the credit of the Centenary Fund stands at the handsome figure of £ 21 , 870 .

We congratulate the Governors of the Schools upon this result . Their earnest labours have willingly been rewarded , and the public learns with gratification that a permanent benefit has been conferred upon a noble charity . —Irish Times .

West Yorkshire.

WEST YORKSHIRE .

— : o : — INSTALLATION OF BRO . W . L . JACKSON , M . P ., AS PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER .

ONE of the largest gatherings of Freemasons ever witnessed in West Yorkshire took place in Leeds on Wednesday . The event was one of considerable interest in Masonic circles generally , and to tho brethren of tho West Riding and of Leeds in particular , the occasion being

tho installation of the Right Hon . W . L . Jackson , M . P ., of Allerton Hall , Leeds , as Provincial Grand Master for West Yorkshire , in succession to Bro . T . W . Tew , the state of whose health has compelled him to relinquish a position which he has held with distinguished honour for

more than eight years . As far as can be gathered from records , West Yorkshire has existed as a separate Masonio Province since 1822 , though there are those who incline to the belief that it dates even further back than thafc year . Assuming that to be the year iu which the Province was

formed , the first Provincial Grand Master was John , Lord Viscount Pollington , afterwards Lord Mexborough , who , after having occupied the chair for 37 years , died in 1860 , and was succeeded by the present Marquess of Ripon , then Earl do Grey and Ripon , whose installation took place in

Leeds in the following year . The circumstances under which Lord Ripon resigned the office in 1874 , about which time he joined the Roman Catholic Church , are generally known . He was succeeded by the late Sir Henry Edwards , who , owing to ill-health and advancing years , felt himself

compelled to give up the position after having acted as Provincial Grand Master for ten years . Bro . T . W . Tew had for some time performed the duties of Deputy with zeal and success , and it was with the approval of the entire Province that he was selected to fill the chair of tho

Province . At that time—in 1885—the number of Lodges in West Yorkshire—which in 1822 comprised 27—had been increased to 08 . During the reign of Brother Tew further additions have been made to the roll , upon which there are now 75 Lodges , with a membership of close upon

4 , 000 . It has been a matter of deep regret to the Freemasons of the Province of which he has been a most popular and successful ruler , that for more than twelve months Bro . Tew has been unable , in consequence of enfeebled health , lo perform the more active duties of his

office , and tho announcement of his resiguation , though not altogether unexpected , was received with sorrow on all hands . The selection by the Prince of Wales , as Grand Master of England , of Brother W L . Jackson to occupy the vacant chair is a mosfc popular appointment . For

close upon thirty years the new Provincial Grand Master has taken a warm interest in Freemasonry . Initiated in 1865 in the Fidelity Lodge , No . 289 on the grand roll of England—the oldest Lodge in Leeds , which recently celeberated its Centenary—he filled several junior offices ,

and in December 1884 WHS installed Worshipful Master of his Lodge by Bro . Tew , then Deputy Provincial Grand Master . Further distinction awaited him in tho following year , when Bro . Tew , on his installation as Prov . Grand Master , invested him witli the collar of Provincial Grand Senior Warden .

The ceremony of installing Bro . Jackson m the Provincial chair of West Yorkshire was performed by the Earl of Lathom Pro Grand Master of England , in the presence of many distinguished members of the Craffc , including Present and Pasfc Officers of Grand Lodge ,

representatives of the Wesfc Yorkshire and other Provincial Grand Lodges , and a large gathering of members of the Lodges in the Province . Every one of tho 75 Lod *? es in West Yorkshire was represented , the assembly numbering quite 2000 brethren . By half-past two the

Deputy Prov . G . M ., Bro . H . Smith , was in the chair , and the general body of Masons had taken up the positions assigned to them to welcome the representatives of Grand Lodge and the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge . During the singing of the hymn " Behold ! how pleasant and how

good for brethren such as we , " the Officers of Provincial Grand Lodge entered with the banners of the Province at the head of the procession . Then the arrival of the Pro Grand Master the Earl of Lathom was announced , and ,

as the brethren sang the hymn " Hail ! Eternal , by whoso aid , " his Lordship was conducted to the dais , and took his seat by the side of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , accompanied by a nnmber of Grand OiEcers ,