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it was borne in upon his mind that God 

 would have us go forward, Bishop Warne 

 assured him that if he found anybody to 

 undertake to finance the movement t he 

 would appoint Denyes to Java. Cease- 

 Icssly tiic missionary pondered the matter 

 and prayed with dcepening intensity. Jn 

 America he was thrown into tlie company 

 of the young people of Pittsburg. Pa., while 

 engaged with theni in the missionary ex- 

 hibits at various coiwentions. To mcct 

 Denyes was to hear about Java. The Java 

 idea took hold of the yoimg Pittsburgers. 

 Prcsently Dr. J. F. Goucher, of Baltimore, 

 was drawn into the Java circle, and it be- 

 s^an to be apparent to many that this was 

 not the dreatn of an enthusiast, but a mes- 

 sage frorn God. 



To sum up bricrly, thc Epworth Leagues 

 of the Pittsburg Conferencc became nlled 

 with the idea of planting a Mission of thcir 

 OWU, for which they would raisc moncys 

 ovcr and beyond the normal increase of the 

 Conference collections. They prcvailed 

 upon Secrctary Leonard to consent that 

 this arrangcment should be proposed to 

 "he General Missionary Committee. It was 

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