Subsequently he accepted the chair of sacred elocpience in the Troy Theological Seminary, tendered him by the late Cardinal McCloskey. Upon his resignation from this post he was assigned to Rossville, Staten Island, where he remained four years, until his removal to White Plains, in 1884. A man of scholarly attainments, impressive eloquence and great generosity, he did much to strengthen and advance the interests of the Roman Catholic Church in White Plains. He remained pastor of St. John's Church until his death, December 18, 1885.

Father Edward A. Dunphy was succeeded at White Plains by his brother. Rev. William A. Dunphy, a genial Christian gentleman, who was appointed to this charge December 21, 1885, and is the present faithful and acceptable pastor of St. John's.

St. John's Church will seat six hundred persons, and is comfortably tilled at the two Masses said there every Sunday morning, as well as at the vespers and benediction every Sunday afternoon. The Sundayschool, now held in the church, has an average attendance of about three hundred scholars. In connection with the church is a society, composed of men, known as St. John's Temperance Society ; an altar society, composed of ladies, who have the care of the altar ; and also the St. John's Literary and Social Union, composed of both sexes, and numbering over one hundred members. This union has founded a library for the use of its members.

The B.\itist Chi kch ok White Plains, N. Y. -- This church was organized in the spring of 1871, and was regularly incorporated April 1.3, 1871, with