312 20 77825 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: 26.05.1866 Proper date: 26.05.1866 Description An account of the resource They have 5 servant-girls, who attend school in the mornings and learn needlework with Mrs Eisenschmid in the afternoons. The school in Kibi stands at 9 boarding boys, 6 boys who are servants of the missionaries, and 9 girls who are servants of the Eisenschmid and Asante families. Their attainments range from people only just learning the letters to those who can sit down and read the New Testament. Eisenschmid’s religious instruction involves the teaching of texts from the “Calwer Spruchbuch”. The most advanced learn English, on which they work very hard. Reporting on the community, he writes a page in praise of Mose Teko, the man who is married to a slave from Kukurantumi. He is 'quiet and modest’. The marriage has broken up following the birth of a child and Teko's refusal to offer the customary gifts to a fetish. The wife became ill with constant sores on her feet, and he was blamed for making the fetish angry. There is also a catechumen who has been a frequent attender at services and street preaching - he is a youngish man. There is another, rather older, who is regarded as a Christian. He is himself a house-slave, but has two slaves of his own. He has been deterred from becoming a Christian because of the need he feels he will have for these when he is old. Now he contemplates giving them back to his master and marrying to take care of the problem of old age. A third man, the brother of Noe Asante, reads his New Testament regularly, and is frequently buying books. But he is the king's drummer; and it is therefore difficult for him. They have good opportunities to preach to a wide range of people from all parts of Akim because there has been a case concerning the Okyenhene's brother Asase which has involved most Akim chiefs. He has also been preaching regularly in Pano and Tete, and clearly had not got to expect any reaction of substance when a man came to him and said that had heard Kromer also preaching on the Fall, accompanied Eisenschmid to the next village in order to hear further preaching, and accompanied him back again. Kukurantumi he describes as a town where the people are always looking for ways to earn themselves money - they have large farms and catch snails. There was an epidemic of guinea-worm which quite closed the school in the second quarter of the year, coinciding as it did with Kromer's taking about half the pupils (his servants) away to Akwapim when he was forced to travel there for his health. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VII..9 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Eisenschmid's Report for the Second Quarter of 1866 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: 28.06.1866 Proper date: 28.06.1866 Description An account of the resource Reporting on the Kibi school, Mader writes that their performance in Biblical History was good to very good. Most children could tell whole stories in a vivid way. In arithmetic Mader considered that Asante had got the Second Class (younger pupils) further than Eisenschmid had got the Third Class. Their geographical syllabus was the Holy Land - Mader offers a description of a teacher (Asante) 'leading his pupils around the map in a lively way'. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VII..11 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Mader's Report as School Inspector in Akim 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: 22.09.1866 Proper date: 22.09.1866 Description An account of the resource Includes the point that Kwabi was the catechist involved in the founding of the Tutu outstation of Aburi. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VII..17 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Christaller to Kromer and Eisenschmid 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: 29.09.1866 Proper date: 29.09.1866 Description An account of the resource Includes a sketchy description of his wife surrounded by the girls they have in the house sewing while she tells them stories perhaps from Europe, or they sing together. One important happening in the quarter was Ata’s serious illness - at one time Christaller and Eisenschmid had little hope he would survive. They were asked for medecine, and during his period of weakness sent him each day a bowl of nourishing soup. When he began to recover he called the fetish priests of Akim together to find out from what the illness had stemmed - their reply was that the ancestors were displeased with the harshness with which he had dealt with Asase (still at that time in the block). He was released, but forbidden to leave Kibi without king Ata's permission, Eisenschmid saw other customs being performed to assist in Ata's recovery - 100 women bringing water from the Berem to pour it out on the street, and a few days later a similar crowd of women took the rubbish from the streets and poured it into the Berem. Eisenschmid still had the entry to Ata, and once when he found a white hen impaled on a stick outside the palace he chided him for superstition which made the air foul, when he could have had the hen turned into a strengthening soup. Ata had said since his illness how much he valued the display of love in the bringing of soup etc., but Eisenschmid writes that he is sadly no nearer the Christian faith through his illness. The five recent baptisms (all schoolboys): Kodjo Amaku (Nathaniel) a son of a slave of a sister of Ata's. Eisenschmid describes a change from a wild boy (he was 14 at time of baptism) who ran away from school several times but was brought back every time by his mistress to someone who is no longer proud, has done them small pleasing things of his own volition, and is modest and friendly. The elder (Jacobo) described him as having had a dream following which he was heartened about becoming a Christian. Kwame Antwi, 12 years old from Kwabeng, entered the school at the beginning of 1864. A warm-hearted and obedient chap, of satisfactory conduct (Christian name Timotheo). (Daniel) Adu Kwabenai, c13 years old, son of a Kibi elder. Not very gifted, but has a good grasp of Christian truth and prays for himself. (David) Apenkese, c11 years old, from the house of a Kibi elder. (Wilhelm) Apanwia, 9-10 years old, a son of Ata. Very open and friendly. Eisenschmid clearly feels that these are a very hopeful bunch of boys. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VII..21 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Eisenschmid's Report for the Third Quarter 1866 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: 01.10.1866 Proper date: 01.10.1866 Description An account of the resource Continues with his review of the legal situation in Akim, and legal proceedings. His hope of a British Resident cannot be realised - the British have neither the interest nor the capacity time nor means to act in such a way. This, however, creates a serious situation for the traditional states – the Colonial law has taken the power of life and death out of the hands of the chiefs, but there is no harmonising of the two legal systems and the problems which result from this measure. This can only bring the traditional law into disrepute and damage the actual conduct of private and public affairs. One case in Kibi in which this problem arose concerned a slave Ofori, whom Ata had sent to claim for him the hand of a certain beautiful girl in marriage. Ofori had done this - but then had intimate relations with the girl himself. The missionaries were called to the Ahenfie when this case was being tried, and heard Ofori’s open admission of guilt. Ata then asked their opinion (it turned out that certain elders had asked him to do this) on his sentence which was that since he could no longer behead Ofori he must go away and shoot himself. The missionaries advised that this would be contrary to the English law, and after stormy scene in which Ata shouted that he would never have them advise him in legal proceedings again, they made their point on the grounds that Asase (at that time in Cape Coast) could only be strengthened by Ata falling into disgrace by carrying out this sentence. The other case he discusses is that of Asase and his brother Ado. Over a period of 20 years Asase had been recognised as the heir to Ata I by the Okyenhene and his elders. When however Ata I died, poisoned by crocodile gall taken because he had leprosy, Asase was passed over due, to his too great youth, and his bad character, and his twin brother Ata II made chief. He had already once tried to establish himself as the Okyenhene in 1843, having himself declared in Apedwa while Ata I was at the coast. After that he went to the coast, and was a soldier first with the Danes, and then with the English (Crossed out is the sentence that he had been for a short time a worker under Mohr in the building at Akropong). He would have travelled to Europe itself from Cape Coast if he had not lacked the money. After the death of Ata I he returned to Akim, and the present king received him with honour as his closest male relative, and sent an ambassador from himself with him as he toured Akira making presents to the chiefs. His wicked character showed itself even at this time, for an under-chief of good reputation, whose present to him was not of satisfactory quality. He drove out of his village into the bush, whereby the underchief almost lost an eye. Over the last couple of years he has been extorting money from peoples, not paying the slightest heed to accusations and summonses, went to Nsaba, the chief town of Fante Agana and fell out with the chief there on account of Asase's lack of gratitude and shamelessness, after which he moved to the Akim town of Asiaman. There he extorted 300 dollars from some Kotoku people on the grounds that the Governor had authorised him to fine them because they were carrying on trade with Asante at Awurahae on the Volta, captured and sold Akim people, gave out that he was the king of Akim, mishandled Ata's messenger, taking from him his sword of office with its golden shaft, saying he would be depositing it in the English fort. His brother Ado meantime had settled in another town on the routes between Akim and the coast, seizing Akim people and selling them. At the illtreatment of his messenger Ata collected his army, surprised 'Asase and Ado, captured, them, and brought them back to Kibi. In Asiaman they found letters from the Governor to Ata which Asase had seized, and letters written to the Governor by Asase which claimed that Ata had joined the Asantes. On June 21st Ata listed the charges against Asase and Ado a two hour speech. (The missionaries were invited to this and subsequent sessions, and in part attended them). There were 46 charges against Asase, including two cold-blooded murders in 1865, one of a slave of Ata's, another of his own wife. (Christaller notes in parenthesis that he was mainly responsible for the slaughter of the Asante hostages in 1863). Against Ado were the charges inter al that he had had a man held over a fire so long that he had died, and that he had held his wife over a fire so long that she had fled and put herself under the fetish of Obosomase (Akwapim) - both events took place in Obosomase. They were both declared completely guilty by the 'Akim people' and were fined 42 thalers of gold dust, a large sheep, and rum. But then they had the problem of what to do with them. They could not execute them as the elders wanted, but neither was it much use sending them to the Governor, because with frequent changes of personnel they would almost certainly be freed before long, and the problem would start up again. Then followed Ata's illness and the freeing of the two men (see Eisenschmid's report No 21 above). What was to follow time would show. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VII..22 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Christaller's Report for the Third Quarter 1866 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 D-01.19a.III. 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-01.19a - Ghana 1867 Title A name given to the resource Abokobi 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 D-01.19a.IV. 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-01.19a - Ghana 1867 Title A name given to the resource Akropong (No 38b-66) 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 D-01.19b.VI. 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867 Title A name given to the resource Aburi 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: 22.02.1867 Proper date: 22.02.1867 Description An account of the resource Christaller and Eisenschmid apply to the Basel Committee for resources to support 25 boarding pupils in the school. One of the factors adduced to justify the additional expenditure is the fact that a fetish priest has recently appealed to the Okyenhene and his elders to dismantle the Kibi school - the pupils according to the missionaries are in fact ‘spreading the seed' in their vacations. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.VIII..1 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.VIII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Station Conference Minutes 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: 27.03.1867 Proper date: 27.03.1867 Description An account of the resource Includes an introductory comment about the significance of the shortage of European workers which is distinctly other than classical calvinism. He writes that if there were a great hunger and thirst for righteousness in Akim, blessings would no doubt stream down - as it is he needs another missionary in the district to enable them to get nearer to the people. His report of the community mainly concerns the Dazu (Dagu?) case and about the patience and anxiety the case involved for the missionaries. He also briefly mentions one David Kese who has never caused them anxiety as an example of the possibility of this type of person being in the Christian community. One of their scholars had almost been forced to leave them recently by being put into pawn after his newly widowed mother had refused to marry his father's heir (his nephew), following which her family had had to pay back the 18 dollars they had received at her marriage and wanted to put the son into pawn to help cover the payment. An uncle on a farming village had helped to avoid this however, after the boy’ earnest pleas to be allowed to remain at the school. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.VIII..2 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.VIII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Eisenschmid's Report for the First Quarter of 1867 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: 13.05.1867 Proper date: 13.05.1867 Description An account of the resource The report is printed in Heidenbote 1867 pp116ff. It is concerned with the almost simultaneous death and funeral of Eisenschmid's wife and King Ata. The report is a document arising from the distinctive situation of Basel missionaries in Ghana - she was a ‘Missionsbraut' and had never seen her husband-to-be until she had landed in Christiansborg. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.VIII..3 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.VIII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Eisenschmid's Report 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: 12.06.1867 Proper date: 12.06.1867 Description An account of the resource Suggests that the girls who had been living under his wife's care and attention should be moved to Akropong, asking Basel’s permission and financial support for this move. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.VIII..4 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.VIII. - Akim Title A name given to the resource Eisenschmid 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: 19.03.1867 Proper date: 19.03.1867 Description An account of the resource Exclusion of Jonathan Palmer for adultery - many charges of adultery were made against him in Akim after his return with Christaller to Akropong. Palmer admitted to 2 charges only. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.V..11 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.V. - Akropong (No 1-38a) Title A name given to the resource Minutes of a Meeting of the Akropong Presbytery 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: 30.03.1867 Proper date: 30.03.1867 Description An account of the resource Describing his January visit to Kibi. Flowers had been planted on Mrs Christaller’s grave, a low wall placed around it, a wooden cross erected, and an oil-palm planted. Christaller had found Culmann’s book on Christian ethics very interesting. Mader had brought it to read on the journey, and they discussed its implications for their work together. Thirdly there was a castor-oil plant at the station in Kibi. Christaller remarks that its leaves, when placed on the head during fever are good for the headache. This seems to be a part of European lore - he says he learned it from his natural history. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.V..14 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.V. - Akropong (No 1-38a) Title A name given to the resource Christaller 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: March 1867 Proper date: March 1867 Description An account of the resource His report on the visit in Kibi contains the information that in Kibi there are 7 marriages between Christian men and heathen women, and in Kukurantumi 2. The elders of the Kibi community are Jacob Koagyeman (who is described as almost too old to support himself) and Mose Teko. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.V..16 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.V. - Akropong (No 1-38a) Title A name given to the resource Widmann 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: 09.01.1867 Proper date: 09.01.1867 Description An account of the resource Statistics give four buildings: A house for two married missionaries, a store for trade goods, a range of rooms for the missionaries' servants, the catechist, the scholars, and a room 'outside the courtyard' used for the school. Three missionaries, the catechist Tim. Obobisa, 8 pupils, and 15 members of the community (of whom 12 are communicants), most of them seem to be members of other communities in Anum on account of the mission buildings or its trading activities. Most of the mission land is and will remain simply grassland, since the workers who have been planting maize will soon be leaving Anum (presumably this refers to the people involved with building). A coffee plantation would be very nice, but there is little prospect of the Anum people being interested. Some have already started to plant coffee, but most only farm for the food they need, and hardly enough for that. The station is cut off from the other stations for a quarter of the year. He particularly wants to be able to speak to the people without an interpreter, but is finding it hard to get on with Twi because he hears it spoken so little. The workers on the site all speak Ga, and the people in the town Kyerepong. He had initially hoped for considerable success from the considerable time he was spending in street preaching, since his hearers were usually numerous and attentive. But no consciousness of the need for a saviour and rescuer showed itself, 'and it seemed especially hopeless when I was on the way back to the station, and there was a hellish noise to be heard in the town.’ Curiosity brings most people to listen to preaching, and the women hold themselves aloof still. ‘Most people seem to believe that our main object is trade'. On his preaching journeys the whole population of the towns and villages turns out to hear what he has to say, but there is little longing to hear the gospel. Kwabi was transferred away from Anum in October, at his own wish. He worked industriously, and wanted to learn Greek, since his training took place under the old conditions in which no Greek was learned. However, he could not remember or understand the Declensions, so 'I advised him to give up, and offered instead to work through one of the Epistles with him'. He suffered a little from the ‘chief mistake of our Mission' - the des1re to be paid for everything, the lack of readiness to do things willingly for the Lord's sake. Obobisa, the new catechist, is fresh from the Seminary and now has to prove himself. He knows more than Kwabi, and knows how to apply his knowledge in the school and in catechising. He also wants to learn some German, but he has had little time for that with his mornings taken up with the school, his late afternoons with the catechumens, and the job of teaching Müller Twi in addition. 9 people were baptised on New Year's Day 1867. Müller discusses each case in turn. 1. Maria Meansa, mother of Philip Kwabi, about 60 years old, from Ahudome, '5 hours east of Anum'. She asked for baptism first on Christmas Day - or rather, her son said that he believed that she was ready for baptism, and no more able to undertake instruction on account of her age. Müller could not bring himself to baptise someone who was quite uninstructed and quite untested. After that she attended services a number of times, but was then called back to Awudome to attend to a sick daughter. Every now and again she would reappear for short periods, and after about 6 months asked herself to be given baptismal instruction. After instruction: ‘I asked her if she believed Jesus Christ would accept her, and make her holy, she said she did, and did not trust in her own righteousness and right doing. I was convinced she said this for Christ's sake.’ During the course of baptismal instruction Müller learnt biographical details: As a girl she was captured by an Akwamu man, and sold into slavery in Akwapim. Of course, she could not marry: her master took her as a concubine, and she bore him children. ‘As she thought back over that period in her life, and told me about it, she could scarcely stop herself openly weeping: she must often have experienced blows and rough treatment'. She was, however, allowed to send one son to be educated as a catechist. When her husband, or master, died, she ought to have become the wife of one of his brother‘s. But she knew he was even crueller than her old master, and since she was still in the land of her slavery, decided to flee back to her home town. Müller writes that he does not exactly know what happened afterwards, though he does know that the case came up before the Government she was declared free, though her children were only to become free if they bought their freedom. 'I tried to show her that this time in slavery was the way of Salvation for her, since her children had become Christians because of her being in Akwapim, and so had she through her son Philip; but she could scarcely understand she was so consumed with grief.‘ 2. Michael Kwami Sai, son to Maria Meansa: announced himself as a catechumen in 1866. On his first visit with this news Müller asked him why he wanted to be baptised. He replied that he wanted forgiveness for his sins. ‘I asked him what sins - and after a long hesitation he replied that he had committed adultery.’ He had in fact received some baptismal instruction in Akropong, but led a dissolute life, returned to his home town, and 'sank still further'. At Anum at first he was not ready enough to accept teaching, nor obedient enough, but accepted Müller's correction. Aged 25. 3. Friedrich Bernhard Akrofi from Late - had been Müller's house boy for a year. 15 years old, no living parents. His relatives had given him to the Mission to bring up. Had a good knowledge from his schooling in Late, and with his firmness, Müller baptised him very readily. 3. Joseph Kwami Dapa aged about 13 from Anum. Very ready to be instructed in Baptismal Classes; willing to perform whatever tasks he was given unlike his fellows, no thief; has permission from his relatives for his baptism; is somewhat undergrown. He has already helped Müller explain bible pictures, a job he enjoys, while his fellow pupils are ashamed to try. Another baptism on Easter Day 1866 — Robert Obodai, son of David Obodai and a heathen wife. The father is one of the Ga Christians in Anum. Of the Christians in Anum from the Ga and Akwapim areas they attend services regularly, and know how to pray. One, a trading servant from Ada is a true Christian, praising God openly when he has the opportunity. The others, however, are lukewarm and slack, would spend the whole Sunday together drinking Palm wine if given the opportunity and in their own affairs make almost no difference between Christian and heathen. Müller gives some extended account of the contents of his baptismal instruction. 'On the basis of (an explanation of) God's law I showed them what sin is from God's point of view, and what God wants from us, and so began an examination of their own lives. Then they were given instruction about the Saviour, his conception and birth, and his story to the time of his ascending the throne of glory, and his being the only means of salvation for this them in their sinful state. I also showed them that it was only on account of his spilt blood that their sins could be forgiven and that they could receive the Holy Ghost: only because of him could they receive new hearts and be made children of their heavenly father. So they should cast themselves entirely on Jesus, must love him more than anything in the world, hate their own lusts, and in everything surrender themselves to him. If they wanted all that I would baptise them. They wholeheartedly agreed, and when I asked them again why they wanted to be baptised, they mostly answered: They had acknowledged that God's Word is true, and in it is written. He who believes and is baptised will be made holy'. That their faith is still weak cannot be doubted, but I truly believe that in their hearts there is a living longing for Grace, and so I decided to baptise them.’ There is an extended comment by Josenhans on this report. 1. He notes the opposition of the lack of farming of the mission land and the unhealthiness which Müller believes the grassland vegetation brings with it. Could not men be brought in from other stations who would cultivate the mission land, perhaps not paying rent, but anyway not being paid for their work, simply farming for themselves? 2. He reckons Müller's worry about the lack of response his preaching gets is simply a result of his weakness in Twi - in a year or two he and the people will understand each other, and then the re5ponse will be more positive. 3. Since the Anums all speak Kyerepong, when Müller has learned Twi he should devote his attention to learning this other language also, though he should already be asking advice of missionaries who are expert in language questions on the subject of Kyerepong. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VIII..3 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller's Annual Report for 1866 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: 27.09.1866 Proper date: 27.09.1866 Description An account of the resource An orthodox extended statement of the difficulties of working in Anum in the sense that no reactions are being obtained from the Anum people themselves. Following points: 1. Three times stated that clothes are a major concern of the Anum people – no details whether this is European clothes or local, but the statements are all about the population as a whole. 2. Simultaneously it is said that the Anum people go about painted, and wearing many charms, to protect themselves from bad spirits. 3, One Anum catechumen turned out to be wanting to have a debt paid: on discovering the missionaries would not pay, lost interest. 4. Early in 1866 Müller had met 12-15 elders grouped in the shade of a tree who had just been discussing a case. He enquired if they were interested in anything he could tell them - after some hesitation one pointed out to him that the season for planting maize was almost over and they had had no rain: 'I ought to give them something to eat'. 5. Cites as an example of the local slackness that they plant far less cotton than they could. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VIII..1 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Müller's Report for the Third Quarter of 1866 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: 07.11.1866 Proper date: 07.11.1866 Description An account of the resource Requests that they be paid £24 to cover losses which occurred when a canoe was stranded near Odumase - and possibly its contents robbed. Fetzer and Klaus lost £6 worth of groceries each, Müller £5, and the station household lost £7. Also they must send news that the way to the coast is once more blocked: the Akwamus are allies of the Anlos, and what will happen to the Anums, Pekyis, etc, is not known. A subscript from the senior J. Müller at Osu records that it is remarkable the Anum station has lost so little in transit, and the £24 should certainly be paid. The station is now very exposed - a warehouse with goods, surrounded by unfriendly tribes. God will have to protect them - little can be hoped for from men. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.18b.VIII..2 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-01.18b - Ghana 1866: D-01.18b.VIII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Anum Stations Conference Protocool 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: 04.09.1867 Proper date: 04.09.1867 Description An account of the resource Reports that the peace initiatives have come to nothing. The letter also alludes to Anum cotton having to be exported via the Bremen stations and Keta. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19a.I..19 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-01.19a - Ghana 1867: D-01.19a.I. - General Conference Committee (including Slave Emancipation Commission) Title A name given to the resource Mader 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: 16.09.1867 Proper date: 16.09.1867 Description An account of the resource This wide-ranging report covers the whole lower Volta situation, and also urges approaches to the Prussian government to step into the vacuum left by weakened English control in the area. Only specific details concerning Anum, Akwamu, and Asante are noted here: Sees Anum as linked to the Akyem stations in being an advanced post of the Mission in relation to Asante. Dschome, the most southerly Asante controlled area on the Volta, is only 2 days journey on the river north of Anum, and has a famous market. Awuruhai is also visited by large numbers of Asante traders. There is some discussion of diplomatic contacts between Krobo leaders and Akwamu, and the need to equip them with suitable presents. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.19b.VII..12 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-01.19b - Ghana 1867: D-01.19b.VII. - Odumase Title A name given to the resource Zimmermann to Basel