Although these Nova Scotia free blacks,—or rather these American fugitive slaves,—had gone to work so freely at first, in building churches and establishing schools, nothing farther is heard of them, in the history of missions, until the Wesleyans, 18 years afterwards, undertook their spiritual oversight. Their failure in securing the civil privileges for which they took up arms, seems to have placed them in a position of antagonism to the English Church. Footnote 33: “Abbeokuta, or Sunrise in the Tropics.” Footnote 34: “Where are your charms?” said a Mohammedan chief, under whom part of the Christian converts fought against the Dahomians. “You will all be killed.” “We have no charms,” was the simple reply, “but our faith in the Son of God, who died for sinners.” A watchful eye was kept upon them in the field of battle, for it was said that Christianity was making women of them; but they acquitted themselves like men: so much so, as to gain the praise even of those who persecuted them; and the result showed that it was possible to be brave, and yet Christian, and to escape the risks of battle without amulets.—_Church Missionary Intelligencer, Oct. 1853._ When, in the midst of the battle, another chief, addressing one of the converts, exclaimed: “Ah, Kashi, if all fought like you, they might follow what religion they like.”—“_Sunrise in the Tropics._” Footnote 35: Church Missionary Intelligencer, June, 1853. Footnote 36: Abbeokuta, or Sunrise in the Tropics. Footnote 37: Church Missionary Intelligencer, December, 1853. Footnote 38: Capt. Paul Cuffee, a wealthy colored man of Boston, in 1815, took out 38 emigrants to Sierra Leone. Footnote 39: The whole population on the present enlarged territory of Liberia, is estimated at 300,000; but the partly civilized population, called citizens, is only 80,000. Footnote 40: The native population, along the coast, are found to be more degraded than those of the interior. Footnote 41: BISHOP AMES, at the anniversary meeting of our Missionary Society, held in Cincinnati, 1853, paid the following just compliment to the Republic of Liberia:— “Nations reared under religious and political restraint are not capable of self-government, while those who enjoy only partially these advantages have set an example of such capability. We have in illustration of this a well-authenticated historical fact: we refer to the colored people of this country, who, though they have grown up under the most unfavorable circumstances, were enabled to succeed in establishing a sound republican government in Africa. They have given the most clear and indubitable evidence of their capability of self-government, and in this respect have shown a higher grade of manhood than the polished Frenchman himself.”—_Methodist Mis. Adv._ Footnote 42: Missionary Herald, January, 1854. Footnote 43: Missionary Herald, August, 1853.