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

John M. Rowoll, Samuel Taylor, George R. Hopkins, James H. Purdy, Richard S. Geary, Sdlick Roberts and Enoch Harris as trustees.' During the winter preceding the incorporation there were held meetings of about twenty persons desirous of organizing a Baptist Church, and as a preliminary ellbrt, the Rev. Jerome B. Morse was invited to and did preach on the 2(!th of March, 1871. At the close of the services it was resolved to organize a church under the name of "The First Baptist Church of White Plains," and twenty-two persona became members. Rev. Jerome B. Morse was chosen pastor; John M. Rowcll, treasurer; and Daniel M. Tucker and John M. Rowell, deacons.

On the 1st of June, 1871, at a meeting of sister congregations, the White Plains Church was formally recognized, and services were thereafter held in the Methodist chapel, on Hamilton Avenue, until August, 1871, when Mr. James B. Colgate, of Yonkers, purchased, for twenty-five thousand dollars, and donated to the society, the fine building which had been erected by the Reformed Dutch Church, on Mamaroneck Avenue, and which the society continues to occupy and enjoy.