1456 20 77817 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 1885 Proper date: 1885 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-01.19,143 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: A - China: A-01 - Letters and reports from China / Briefe und Berichte aus China: A-01.19 - China 1885: A-01.19 - Kayintschu Title A name given to the resource Dilger compares the people of Futschukphai to the people of Kayintsch. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 1897 Proper date: 1897 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-01.31,107 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: A - China: A-01 - Letters and reports from China / Briefe und Berichte aus China: A-01.31 - China 1897: A-01.31 - Futschukphai Title A name given to the resource Dilger complains of a number of Christians joining the Roman Catholics. See also No. 112. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 1886 Proper date: 1886 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-01.20,161 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: A - China: A-01 - Letters and reports from China / Briefe und Berichte aus China: A-01.20 - China 1886: A-01.20 - Kayintschu Title A name given to the resource Dilger mentions Chinese friends in Honolulu contributing money for the buildings at Kayintschu. See also A-1.21,144 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-01.37b,185 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: A - China: A-01 - Letters and reports from China / Briefe und Berichte aus China: A-01.37 - China 1903: A-01.37b: A-01.37b - Honyen Title A name given to the resource Dilger mentions the beginning of a "School of Western Knowledge" in Honyen. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 1898 Proper date: 1898 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-01.32,110 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: A - China: A-01 - Letters and reports from China / Briefe und Berichte aus China: A-01.32 - China 1898: A-01.32 - Futschuk phai Title A name given to the resource Dilger reports the murder of a Roman Catholic priest after some trouble and fighting. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context A-01.33,124 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: A - China: A-01 - Letters and reports from China / Briefe und Berichte aus China: A-01.33 - China 1899: A-01.33 - Futschu-phai/Honyen Title A name given to the resource Dilger robbed on a journey to Honyen, and effects of floods in this area. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 03.07.1880 Proper date: 03.07.1880 Description An account of the resource Discussing his life so far on the Gold Coast, Dilger says that he has never been so happy in his life before as he is in Abetifi, despite fevers etc, and the death of the little Ramseyer child which affected him deeply. The six-fingered child was already by the writing of this letter baptised Martha. The bulk of the letter is taken up with an account of a preaching journey he did with Sakyi through 6 Kwahu towns. No date is given. In Aduammoa almost the whole population was in the bush collecting snails, so that only 10-12 people gathered for the preaching. In Obo now the missionaries are normally staying with a man who owns a compound, and who had been once a scholar at the Kibi school. So they stayed in a room with some European furniture - a bedstead, with mattress and pillows, a small table and a stool, a mirror, a lantern, and some pictures, including portraits of the German princes Wilhelm and Heinrich, and a portrait of the greatest of German doctors in his study – Dr. Frerichs. Both in Aduammoa and Obo he discusses preaching in terms of texts which came into his mind at the sight of the place and the people gathered. Here he preached on the words ‘I have many people in this town who know neither right nor left', having seen what a large crowd had gathered for the preaching. In Obo people were eager to hear, in Kyendumase a few minutes away they chattered and played during the preaching of Sakyi, and then he himself preached on the text 'Behold I make all things new'. In Obomeng he preached on the texts 5 Moses c33v3, and 'God so loved the world'. Mpraeso he describes as the place in Kwahu where they have made most impact. There was a large crowd, as still as the congregatien in a church at home. He preached on Isaiah 45vv22-3. On the way to Nkwatia the words came into his mind 'Lord, I wait for thy salvation', and he preached on the holiness of Abraham and the obligation of people in the time of fulfilment to achieve at least Abraham's level. Since this journey he has been on two more, especially devoted to the little villages, where you get 20-40 hearers. In such places preaching takes on the character of a friendly and homely chat. The people in such villages are simpler and more childlike than those in the towns. He has been especially impressed by the attentive hearing they got in two neat and clean villages Nteso and Sadae. His missionary life is not simply one of preaching, however. He is constantly being approached to intervene in various types of situation. When he was in Abene the King called him into a council to advise on the punishment of a man from Obo who had murdered a 10 year old boy. They were inhibited from executing him according to their law, because this might give them a bad reputation with the English government. And in the same place with his medical knowledge he was able to help a girl with an injured foot. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XV..160 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.32 - Ghana 1880: D-01.32.XV. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 24.10.1880 Proper date: 24.10.1880 Description An account of the resource Again reports a preaching journey in mid-October. Amama - could not decide on which of his prepared texts to preach, but met a fetish priest in the village, and so told the story of the Ark in the Philistines temple, and the catechist following him took the image a stage further by comparing the life of the Christian with what went on the Philistine temple. Afterwards they visited the wife of one of the Abetifi Christians who is refusing to contemplate becoming a Christian herself. They spent the night in Bukuruwa, having first preached, Dilger on the parable of the prodigal son. One man complained that he had come to bring 18 dollars to the grave of a relative - being a Christian had not stopped him dying, not had his debts been paid. In Nteso Dilger preached on the apostolic greeting - 2 Cor 13.13. On the way back from Nteso they fell in with a woman from Abetifi who had been there to make fetish - so Dilger told her the story of the man who went to Rome to get forgiveness, but found out that it wasn't necessary. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XV..161 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.32 - Ghana 1880: D-01.32.XV. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 05.09.1881 Proper date: 05.09.1881 Description An account of the resource The bulk of the letter is about his learning of the twi language, which he has tiled to do mainly by talking about secular topics. He does not think the Bible Translation is understood by many poople. He offers some proverbs which he has learnt. Dilger comments finally that it would be good to offer a proper description of African religion, but he is not yet in a position of understanding the language, customs, and needs of the people enough to do this. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.33.XV..259 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.33 - Ghana 1881: D-01.33.XV. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 03.09.1883 Proper date: 03.09.1883 Description An account of the resource A summary report of his journey to Kumawu - for the full report see No. 94 below. He was interested to see if it was possible to travel in Asante without going to Kumasi first. It was, and he visited Konongo, Odumase, and Kumawu. In the villages of the latter he received a very friendly welcome, there is a universal demand for teachers, and since the town lies so high it would be an excellent place to build a house for a health retreat for missionaries in Kumasi, and as a starting point for missionary journeys into the Northern Asante states. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.VI..93 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.37 - Ghana 1883: D-01.37.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 26.10.1883 Proper date: 26.10.1883 Description An account of the resource Report on his journey to Kuwamu. Kwabi accompanied him on the journey. The report starts after Obogu, Konogo and Odumase had been visited. Their decision to go to Kumawu seems to have been largely a matter of the difficulty of travelling (owing to the rainy season and the roads) in the Asante Akim district, and the hope of better conditions elsewhere. They travelled through Dome, and Ani-Nsuwa, the latter a very poor village, the people more backward than any they had so far met. From there to Wiawoso, via a route on which there were many hamlets, though they only saw one. Dilger writes poetically on Wiawoso as being a town on a hill whose light cannot be hid; one thing he says is that the paths in the vicinity were broader and better cleaned (presumably than those he was used to travelling in Asante Akim). In Wiawoso they asked for a house to spend the night in which was willingly agreed though it was difficult finding one because many of the women from the Kumawu towns had fled here. Dilger preached on the text ‘God is love’ and they both had great joy in their preaching. In Wiawoso was also a very impressive figure - a Kumawu chief there with hill people. A calm and decisive old man. They exchanged gifts, and the chief gave Dilger one of his hunter to lead him to his town. The next day they travelled from Wiawoso to Woaso, losing their way at one stage (having gone on ahead of their guide) and finding a group of people in hiding under a step rock by a waterfall 3 hours march from Woaso. In Woaso they were met by the heir to the stool, and dashed paw-paws. He slept there on a bedstead covered with a grass mat, but both the bed and room were too small for him to lie straight. A house opposite to the one where they slept was shut up, and upon enquiry their host said that his sister’s body was in it, lying in her coffin on a bedstead. She was also a sister of Kwaku Dua, the future king. When she died the Kumasis directed that her corpse should be left in this house - according to her dying wishes this brother had remained in the town ever since – he would rather die than see his sisters bones taken to Kumasi to be destroyed. The village probably held 1000 people, most of them were fled, but Kotia the chief had told them that would come back to see them if they would stay two days. In the event Kotia did not arrive back in the village on the appointed day, and the missionaries left without seeing him again. Their host and the dead woman's sister was Kotia's nephew. From Woase they visited - at the invitation of the chiefs - Anananya where their preaching received a great welcome, especially on the part of the chief. The latter said that their message was the message they really needed, and when Kwabi asked him how he was so sure his reply was that experience told him this - had he not served God his hair would not be so white. They also visited the three hamlets together known as Teteabran – these were only temporary settlements of the Tetabran people. Dilger preached on the parable of the lost sheep. The next day they travelled through Anananya to Obodomase. This is currently the head state of Kumawu in view of the fact that the Kumawuhene was taken away to Kumasi after the Juaben war. From Obodomase, where they stayed the night, they visited Mmedimmesabi, a fairly large place, from which the people had not fled, and two little villages Besoro and Abease. The people in these two offered to come to Kumawu to hear the preaching in the morning but the mission party explained that this was a 'Word' for women and children as well as sent and so preached on the spot. The following morning they visited three further farming settlements Domaben (‘I am the light of the world’ was the text there) after which they passed the grave of the recently dead young chief of the village, whom their escort greeted by name, and came to two villages called Tomade. There all the population came out willingly to the preaching except one man who tufted out to be the fetish priest. Dilger feels it noteworthy that he was suspicious of that although in his opinion he could not have known of their purpose in coming. In an aside he writes that the fetish priests are accorded more honour in Asante than in Akwapim Akem and Kwahu. Even in the smallest village the fetish Tano, imported from Gyaman, is honoured with a small well-built fetish house (it is not clear whether this last refers specifically to this particular settlement of Tomade or not). In Kumawu he preached a sermon which Inspector Josenhans had told him would cause stones to be thrown in the mission field, but in fact none were thrown though the old man of Woaso stood up and left the gathering part way through. Kumawu is in a sad cnndition - a larger and a smaller group of houses separated by a high grass. The town-site itself is much greater than what remains. The Kumawu people say it once had 77 streets and alleys, and was the same sort of size as Kumasi. Also that if a man died he was buried before the mourners could arrive at the house - and that a child who had strayed only a little way from his parent’s house would not be able to find the way back. They say that only an eighth or a tenth of its old size. Dilger reckons it to about one fifth. However, Dilger says the town is not very small even in his day, for on the Sunday in order to give everyone the opportunity to heat the gospel they preached in 3 different places. The town has suffered heavily from the depredations of the Kumasis and Juabens. He was constantly being shown places where rich men lived who had been plundered. In one case a man had lost 60 or more slaves. In another a man, still rich, claimed that he had been ambushed by the Asantes and had lost 600 dollars & 25 children and grown-ups. Dilger concludes by writing that there was a general desire for a teache. He remarks (while in the Woaso-Tetebran district, though the implication seems to be that this is generally the case in the Kwahu hills) that the tall trees are leas closely packed than they are in Akem and that you see patches where the underbush had been cleared and pineapples are grown. He also writes that in his two days with the silent people of Kumawu he began to feel something of what it must have been like living with a deceitful people for 4 1/2 years as Ramseyer and Kuhne had to. (The only overt sign of hostility in Kumawu was that it took a long time to find them a house for sleeping). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.VI..94 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.37 - Ghana 1883: D-01.37.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 21.04.1884 Proper date: 21.04.1884 Description An account of the resource Much of this report is printed as appendix to the 1885 Annual Report Jahresbericht (pp65f part 1). In a subscript to the Manuscript Ramseyer reports that this is the same old Abraham in Mpraeso about whom he has written: he feels sure that he is lame because of a stroke. Additional material which appears in the manuscripts: The old man's parents though Akwapims had moved to Mpraeso before he was born. Amankwa's successor was Bowi and he was only taken into the service of Adow of Abetifi after the latter had consulted with Bowi. The old man's day-name was Kwasi. Dilger remarks that Kwabi is outstanding in his knowledge of thousands of proverbs and pointed phrases which are the common usage in Twi, and he knows how to use them in explanation and argument. It was in this way that he managed to convey to the old man the Christian message. Abraham was the name usually given to the oldest or first catechumen in a place. Dilger remarks that the love of the world won away from the church the people baptised before him in Mpraeso. So he really is the foundation of the Mpraeso church. Dilger dares to think it is a good foundation and says they can point him out to the candidates and say that his example of faith and the life of faith is a good one. As to his inner life Dilger cannot say, since the old man really has no opportunity to lay it open, but every time Dilger goes to Mpraeso, he says, he finds his face more beautiful, more clear, and more striking. Dilger took a difficult palaver to him, and he sorted it out easily (there were questions of truthfulness and untruthfulness of statements involved). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.41.V..87 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.41 - Ghana 1884: D-01.41.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 22.08.1884 Proper date: 22.08.1884 Description An account of the resource Dilger says he asked Bonteng to write himself partly (see No. 89) because he is too hurt to write himself. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.41.V..90 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.41 - Ghana 1884: D-01.41.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 09.08.1884 Proper date: 09.08.1884 Description An account of the resource Part of this report is printed as an appendix to the 1885 Annual Report p66. There is some additional material however. He first went to Bepong a little over a year ago and was surprised by the exceptional attentiveness of the people. Following this he encouraged Beko to visit there regularly. When he visited the place for his first long conversation with Ntim, two of the man's household were off in Accra buying merchandise. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.41.V..91 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.41 - Ghana 1884: D-01.41.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 23.08.1884 Proper date: 23.08.1884 Description An account of the resource Report over the stationing of Catechist Afwireng in Obo. Apparently land still had not been purchased in Obo. When introducing Afwireng to the Obo chief the question was asked (on the chief's side) what was to happen if a slave became a Christian? Did that mean he must be emancipated? Dilger's reply was that he should stay in his master's household, but be must not be expected to perform heathen rites; also if he were a slave because of debt and the debts were cleared he should of course be released. Two of the old group of catechumens put themselves in immediate touch with the new catechist. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.41.V..92 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.41 - Ghana 1884: D-01.41.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 29.10.1884 Proper date: 29.10.1884 Description An account of the resource This is an annex to a report in English from Ph. Kwabi over his 7 week absence from Mpraeso in connection with an attempt to conciliate in a dispute between the Agogos and the Asante Akims which seemed on the point of breaking out into war - in fact Kwabi's language suggests that there were brawls during the negotiation sessions though these never escalated into the use of firearms. The dispute was over land at Fwerem, also over the question of whom was to serve. Mention is also made of the fact that Agogo served the Asantehene though in the course of the negotiations, the Agogohene proposed to try to get under British protection also. Kwabi's report ismostly taken up with accounts of unsuccessful arbitration sessions. There seems to be in it a little doubt about the political geography of Asante Akim. Oda Kwa is described as the chief of Bompata and the leader, but Kwaku Emu at Dwansa is described as the Head Chief of Asante Akim, giving much trouble through his ambition and hautiness. The most important point is probably that the Agogohene sent messengers to Dilger to come and settle the dispute, and he directed Kwabi to go instead. Kwabi was accompanied by 3 Christians of Mpraeso and two from Abetifi. Two of these he name's, Johannes Atta and Moses Ano. This deputation seems to have been accompanied by one from the Abetifi chief. It almost looks as if Kwabi was regarded as an emissary of his, for he is charged with taking an account of the negotiations back to the Abetifi chief. The Agogo chief was also in contact with Kumawu, Obo, and Aduaroa, at least in his search for men to support him. Two further points - the chief of Bompata scoffed at the advice he bad had from the Governor to keep the peace and cited a recent case where there had been fighting at Koromantine and the Government had only fined them £100.' Also Kwabi slept at Teteabo on the first night out of Abetifi after an 11 hour march. Next day he could not walk, but on applying to the Agogo chief he was sent hammock-carriers. Dilger writes about this episode firstly that it shows the character of the Asante Akims in the true light. Dilger felt that he could not leave his family and the station in a situation of war-likelihood. Kwabi however, has a good reputaticn in Asante Akim and Agogo, and was in fact dashed 18 dollars by the Agogo chief and elders who he left - if he had stayed right to the end of the crisis he would have got more, but he was called back by the Obo king. Nevertheless he is probably most responsible (after God) for the peaceful outcome of the crisis. Sumearising the crisis Dilger writes that the Afwirem chief drank fetish to serve Asante Akim, because he had suffered much trouble from the lack of justice he was receiving in Agogo. Since this was likely to lead to war the Asante Akims took the initiative. Dilger hears that they had sworn to raze Agogo to the ground. If Kwabi and the Abetifi Christians had not been there to force a public discussion of the case between the two parties war would have broken out straight away. Involved was the fact that since the Bompata people have been in Bompata, their land at Amantra has been regarded as under the Agogohene, so this was an opportunity for them to take up this question too - Dilger’s opinion is that the Bompata people want to return to Amantra, and that the rest of the Asante Akims would be content to see them go. While Kwabi was in Agogo he preached twice daily to great concourse of children – although the king was opposed to this at the beginning. He is not so much in favour that he has applied to be sent a teacher. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.41.V..81 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.41 - Ghana 1884: D-01.41.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 12.11.1884 Proper date: 12.11.1884 Description An account of the resource Reporting a semi-formal request from the Agogo king for a teacher. He remarks that the Agogos, like the Kwahu and Asante have drunk fetish that now they serve the white man. Ramseyer adds a subscript that until there is certain peace between the Asante Akims and Agogo no teacher should be sent. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.41.V..84 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.41 - Ghana 1884: D-01.41.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 20.05.1885 Proper date: 20.05.1885 Description An account of the resource A full report on the illness of Afwireng and the attempt to settle a catechist at Obo. After Afwireng was settled at Obo he was frequently visited, but things went along very slowly indeed. After two months he began to complain of pains in his arms and legs, and since he had arrived from Akwapim with an injured and swollen foot Dilger felt that this illness was a continuation of his old problems, and that rest and quiet would cure it. He was told, however, by doctors (traditonal presumably) that he was being poisoned, and instead of patiently waiting for the illness to run its course he became more and more convinced that they were right, and went about in a growing state of anxiety and fright. At this stage Kwabi was brought in by Afwireng – Dilger describes the treatment as drastic, without being specific. A few days after this he began to have fainting fits and they began to be really concerned about the danger to his life. Kwabi's comment was that his good medicine would be of no good if God had decided to call Afwireng to him. Afwireng was panic-stricken at this suggestion, with Kwabi present he got better again, and the missionaries suggested that he should return to Mpraeso and live with Kwabi for a time. However, the fainting fits continued. At this stage' Afwireng asked Dilger's advice about calling in another 'doctor', who, Dilger adds, was not only a heathen but a bad one. He was, however, a relative of Afwireng. The new doctor, knowing that he could not expect any payment for what he did for Afwireng advised him and Kwabi to claim the money they had lost since the beginning of the illness from the fetish priest of Obo who mus have poisoned him. The two teachers therefore sent to the fetish priest with the advice that he should come and heal the sick man. The fetish priest denied that it was he who had poisoned Afwireng, and swore the Kwahuhene's oath on the matter; but in the Kwahuhene's court the case went against him. At this stage the 'doctor' claimed 20 dollars. Dilger heard about this first on a Saturday in terms that the Kwahuhene had ordered the fetish priest to pay the costs of Afwireng's treatment and compensate him for the time he had lost. The matter had to rest on the next day because if was Sunday, but the next day Dilger met Kwabi and ordered that all moneys received had to be paid back since it was not right to take vengeance in this way. Kwabi asked about the covering of Afwireng's payments and Dilger said that the he could not promise it he thought the Basel Committee would cover these 'in these exceptional circumstances'. The money was exchanged ‘after the exchange of a number of letters in my presence', and after 20 dollars had been given to the heathen 'doctor'which he refused to give up. Dilger promised to regard that sum as part of the expenses of Afwireng's illness which he would ask the Basel Committee to refund. Shortly after this they made the suggestion that Afwireng might go back to Akwapim for a time to see if that helped him, His wife said that if he were going to die he would die in Akwapim as well as in Kwahu, and if he were going to be cured, similarly - 'Such a speech naturally pleased us'. Eventually he went, however, when the suggestion came from Ramseyer himself, and the idea of his being under Dr. Fisch was spoken about. Dilger welcomes the latter point - he needs to know whether this poisoning story has any truth in order to formulate a policy for the next step to do with Obo. Subscript to the letter from Ramseyer: The story was not known to him before his visit to Kwahu as a result of which Afwireng was brought down to Akwapim, except the extent that they knew that Afwireng had been withdrawn to Bepong as a reult of his illness and that poison was suspected. He brought Afwireng to Akwapim particularly on account of this poisoning story. Ramseyer obviously does not believe it in the slightest, saying (vis-vis Kwabi) that their employees are still sometimes somewhat superstitious, and that experience teaches that the African has no poison which can be given to a man surreptitiously - Paulo Mohenu himself bore witness to that effect. No-one in fact can say when and how poison was given to Afwireng. Ramseyer regrets that no-one took up this question with any energy - Afwireng has now lost all courage, and all energy to resist indeed one of the 'doctors' had made fetish for him. Ramseyer reprimanded him sharply for this. He is puzzled too by the scale of Afwireng's outlay on doctors. He had 20 of them, but the custom is that you pay the doctor a few shillings, and then only after he has cured you. As for Obo that should be re-settled with fresh courage. Subscript to the letter from Dr Fisch with a diagnosis of Afwireng’s disease. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.43.V..124 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.43 - Ghana 1885: D-01.43.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 18.06.1885 Proper date: 18.06.1885 Description An account of the resource A report of a Christian turned Mohammedan who visited him twice - Dilger's report is concerned with their arguments and no clear picture emerges of the man himself, other than he was propagating Mohammedanism and had been a Wesleyan. Catechist Afwireng reckoned he had lapsed on account of the Wesleyan's high church taxes, According to Dilger the arguments in favour of Mohammedanism which the man advanced to justify his conversions were firstly that the Koran was an older book than the bible, and in the origin of the human race; secondly that there were so many different churches among Christians while all Mohammedans believed the same thing; thirdly that Mohammedanism taught people to follow Christ anyway (his evidence for this was a tract published in London called 'The Way to Heaven’ with the motto 'No saviour but Christ'). Dilger's main counter argument was in terms of Mohammedanism armed conversion campaigns being wrong (he cites the destruction of the church in North Africa). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.43.V..128 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.43 - Ghana 1885: D-01.43.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Date early: 09.07.1885 Proper date: 09.07.1885 Description An account of the resource A letter accompanying a drawing by Catechist Mensah of the Buruku rock. Dilger's letter offers some information on the Buruku traditions as he knew them. The rock was a white ant which eat some Afase-yam died and broke up. The little girls do a wild dance around it every year. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.43.V..129-130 Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.43 - Ghana 1885: D-01.43.V. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Dilger to Basel