"Kamerun/Cameroon: Letters and reports from the Basel Mission in 1912, part II"

257 documents arranged in 16 sections, including sections for the newly-founded stations at Ossing (Besoneabang) and Bagam; Ausschuss für Kamerun: letters and reports from the Mission; Local Executive Committee and its members, Documents 1-79; No. 11: Hecklinger reports on the planned Ordination of Modi, Ekolo and Kuo. See also No. 42; No. 22: Dinkelacker on his journey to inspect the schools in the Grassfields; No. 30: Lutz mentions meeting the Government in Duala, where he and the Catholic Bishop were able to convince the Governor not to increase the import of liquor, contrary to the demands of the plantation owners; No. 42: Dinkelacker mentions the Ordination of Modi, Ekolo and Kuo (See also No. 11 in this volume, and E-2.33 Nos. 127-129, 141 and 142); No. 45: Lutz on a meeting with the American Presbyterians in Lolodorf. See also No. 52; No. 75: Lutz on the intention of the Gossner Mission to begin working in Cameroon; Bonaku: letters and reports from the Station at Bonaku, Documents 80-119; No. 90: some remarks concerning the responsibilities given to the newly ordained Pastor Modi. (See also Nos. 116 and 126); Bonaberi- letters and reports from the Station at Bonaberi, Documents 120-135; No. 126: Job-description for the newly ordained pastors Ekolo and Kuo (See also No. 90); Bombe: letters and reports from the Station at Bombe, Documents 136-139a; No. 139a: Discussion on the necessity of founding a Middle School in Bombe and / or Nyasoso; Ossing: letters and reports from the Station at Ossing, Documents 140-145; All the documents are by Stolz and describe his arrival and the beginning of the work in Ossing; Mangamba: letters and reports from the Station at Mangamba, Documents 146-155; No. 149: Ittmann on the way his studies in the Kolonialinstitut in Hamburg have helped him, various other missionaries add notes on the advisability of a sound language training, like that given by Professor Meinhof; Nyasoso: letters and reports from the Station at Nyasoso; Only one document: No. 156; Ndunge: letters and reports from the Station at Ndunge, Documents 157-176; Nos. 160-164: members of the Station write about plans for a German-language Middle School; Sketched plan of the proposed buildings: No. 163; No. 167: Envelope containing drawings for the new mission house in Ndunge; Lobethal: letters and reports from the Station at Lobethal, Documents 177-179; Edea-Ndogbea: letters and reports from the Station at Edea, Documents 180-192; No. 183: Lauffer and Erne ask for permission to found a new mission Station in Ndogbea and for a European missionary to be stationed there; Sakbayeme: letters and reports from the Station at Sakbayeme, Documents 193-201; No. 198: Envelope containing a drawing of a dormitory intended for 30 young women who are fiancees of teachers and catechists and will be trained by the missionaries' wives. See also No. 197; No. 199: Hässig on a journey to Yaounde. Sketch-map at No. 200; Victoria: letters and reports from the Station at Victoria; Only one Document, No. 202; Buea: letters and reports from the Station at Buea. Only one document, No. 203; Bali: letters and reports from the Station at Bali, Documents 207-238; No. 208: Striebel gives a detailed description of the beginning of work in Bangwa and of the building of the temporary mission house. with the help of the Chief; Nos. 223-224: Copy of a letter from Lutz to Keller on the tensions with the Governor on the language question. See also No; 237; No. 237: Minutes of a meeting with Governor Ebermaier in Bamenda on the use of the Bali language in Basel Mission schools. Decision: the Bali language is allowed as a medium of instruction only in schools in Bali town: in all other schools German has to be used. The Bible may not be translated into the Bali language, the German Bible must be used. See also Nos 242 and 243; Bagam: letters and reports from the Station at Bagam, Documents 239-246; Nos. 242-243: report on a Conference held by the Grassfields missionaries to discuss the prohibition of the use of the Bali language and a Petition to the Government concerning this problem. See also Nos 244 p.3, 245, 256; Fumbam: letters and reports from the Station at Fumban, Documents 247-257; No. 256: A. Göhring reports on a meeting with the Governor in Kutie (Bamum) on the language problem

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