of robbers, many brave, generous efforts were made by private

persons and corporations to effect the rescue of these Christian slaves or to redeem them by the payment of a ransom—but narrow-mindedness frequently controlled the action of the redemptionists as is proved by the following incident:—

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CHRISTIAN MINARETS

A group of missionaries purchased the liberty of three slaves for a good round price—the dey being in a magnanimous mood threw in a fourth, a poor sick useless prisoner; but the purchasers refused to take him because, forsooth, he was not of their belief. But the res-