is rather remarkable, but he found
his mother and several sisters still "in the gall of bitterness and in
the bonds of iniquity." The son and brother became their spiritual
teacher, and, ere long, had the great satisfaction of seeing them
"clothed, in their right mind, and sitting at the feet of Jesus." His
influence has been almost boundless. A man of magnificent physical
proportions,--tall, a straight body mounted by a ponderous head,
shapely, with a kind eye, benevolent face, a rich cadence in his
voice,--the "black Bishop" Crowther is a princely looking man, who
would attract the attention of cultivated people anywhere. He is a man
of eminent piety, broad scholarship, and good works. He has translated
the Bible into the Yoruba language, founded schools, and directed the
energies of his people with a matchless zeal. His beautiful and
beneficent life is an argument in favor of the possibilities of Negro
manhood so long injured by the dehumanizing influences of slavery.
Others have caught the inspiration that has made Bishop Crowther's
life "as terrible as an army with banners" to the enemies of Christ
and humanity, and are working to dissipate the darkness of that land
of night.

FOOTNOTES:

[59] The king of Dahomey is limited to 3,333 wives! It is hardly fair
to suppose that his majesty feels cramped under the ungenerous act
that limits the number of his wives.

[60] Savage Africa, p. 51.

[61] Western Africa, p. 207.

CHAPTER V.

THE ASHANTEE EMPIRE.

ITS LOCATION AND EXTENT.--ITS FAMOUS KINGS.--THE ORIGIN OF
THE ASHANTEES OBSCURE.--THE WAR WITH DENKERA.--THE ASHANTEES
AGAINST THE FIELD CONQUER TWO KINGDOMS AND ANNEX
THEM.--DEATH OF OSAI TUTU.--THE ENVY OF THE KING OF
DAHOMEY.--INVASION OF THE ASHANTEE COUNTRY BY THE KING OF
DAHOMEY.--HIS DEFEAT SHARED BY HIS ALLIES.--AKWASI PURSUES
THE ARMY OF DAHOMEY INTO ITS OWN COUNTRY.--GETS A MORTAL
WOUND AND SUFFERS A HUMILIATING DEFEAT.--THE KING OF DAHOMEY
SENDS THE ROYAL KUDJOH HIS CONGRATULATIONS.--KWAMINA DEPOSED
FOR ATTEMPTING TO INTRODUCE MOHAMMEDANISM INTO THE
KINGDOM.--THE ASHANTEES CONQUER THE MOHAMMEDANS.--NUMEROUS
WARS.--INVASION OF THE FANTI COUNTRY.--DEATH OF SIR CHARLES
MCCARTHY.--TREATY.--PEACE.

The kingdom of Ashantee lies between the Kong Mountains and the vast
country of the Fantis. The country occupied by the Ashantees was, at
the first, very small; but by a series of