333 20 77903 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-01.32.XI. 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 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XII. 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 Title A name given to the resource Akropong 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: 30.06.1880 Proper date: 30.06.1880 Description An account of the resource He hears from Freeman the Bishop of Sierra Leone has despatched an 'Agent' (catechist) to work for the Church Missionary Society. The Sierra Leonians had asked the bishop for pastoral oversight during his visit to Accra in March 79. It seems that they were meeting separated from the 'revolutionary Methodists'. Several weeks ago people from Amantra came to him. Amantra is one day's journey from Abetifi, and they had a letter from Ramseyer which said that they had come to him complaining about the way they were being troubled by the Asantehene, and expecting him to write to the Astantehene on their behalf - and that that would he sufficient. Ranmseyer explained that he could not meddle in the internal politics of Asante, but after persistent requests for help sent them to Buhl to be introduced to the governor, from whom, however, they received both in writing and by word of mouth that the English government would not interfere in relations between the Asantehene and his subjects and that if they wanted English protection they must move into the Protectorate. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.III..23 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.III. - General Cashier Title A name given to the resource Buhl's Quarterly 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: 02.03.1880 Proper date: 02.03.1880 Description An account of the resource Reports on the judicial process against Ata in Accra. Buck recalls that he had appealed to the Governor for the imposition of freedom to pursue crop and naimal husbandry and any type of craft in Akim, 'otherwise it would be possible for the missionaries to educate their new converts into being useful members of human society and busy and competent citizens.' Buck also had told him that slavery was continuing in Akim as it had before the Emancipation. Governor Ussher's reaction was to make the king answerable for allowing the peaceful pursuit of occupations, but also to point out that the missionaries were doing wrong in not bringing specific cases before him (the Governor). Buck therefore informed him of what he had seen when during a visit to Anyinam in October 1879 when following extortion by Ata a whole row of people were sold off into slavery or pawn. The man responsible for the sales was charged, but he in turn charged Ata of complicity in a wide range of incidents of this kind. After the government case had failed in most of the charges brought against him, however, Buck was brought down from Kibi and asked if he would assist the Government in making a sound case against Ata, this arrangements would be made to keep his paft in this confidential. He has agreed to help though he is pessimistic about the outcome. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..129 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck 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: 23.05.1880 Proper date: 23.05.1880 Description An account of the resource Reports the deportation and imprisonment of Ata in Lagos. Knows nothing about his successor unfortunately the Christian branch of the family is too a young-- the oldest is 16 and in the school in Akropong. He reckons the work in Kibi will be hindered somewhat by secret opposition on the part of the powerful party who supported the king. The 25 Kibi catechumens have remained faithful through the period of the trial, though when Buck returned to Kibi they were all scattered and it was going to take him some time to gather them all together for a baptism service. One of the Asiakwa people found guilty of involvement in ritual murder was John Ansah, who had been baptised in March 1878 - that is 3-4 years after the incident for which he was given 10 years deportation. That all this had happened with so little trouble showed 'that the king had very little ground under his feet'. He had repeatedly asked his chiefs to go to Accra but they had not, and the Begorohene rather left Accra - where he was on other business - hurriedly Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..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-01.32 - Ghana 1880: D-01.32.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck 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: 10.09.1880 Proper date: 10.09.1880 Description An account of the resource Report major increases in the population of school age children of Christians in Akim. The school is not the answer to the problem of what to do with them - inter al they are needed on the farms, and many of them are girls. They have already set up a Volksschule operating two hours a day, 7-9a.m, in Kibi. The Presbyters are prepared to put their authority behind this experiment, and indeed one of them has been made the teacher - John Amoa, who had previously attended the Kibi school and the Middle School. Syllabus (per week): Biblical history 3 hours, reading 4 hours, arithmetic 1 hour, memorising proverbs 1 hour, memorising songs 2 hours. They write that such a regime has a chance of getting somewhere, whereas 'a young teacher from another district who tries to enforce his wishes with that rest of our pupils, the 2-metre stick, would never succeed'. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..135 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Kibi's Stations Conference to the District and General School Inspectors 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 A request to promote Cat. Mullings to Deacon. First reason - the size of the Asiakwa community following recent gains. Second reason - Mullings, 30 years old, West Indian stock, is the first catechist and founder of the church in Asiakwa. His love of money, which in the past had led him to write letters for Ata, has not been a problem for the last two years. He is the best educated among the catechists, and though he has made many mistakes, had worked very successfully on his outstations. In a subscript J. Müller as District Präses advises a more brotherly division of responsibilities between Begoro and Kibi. This would relieve the Kibi missionaries of some of their heavy burden. In another subscript Eisenschmid as General Präses says that this proposal hangs together with the principle that Europeans should be dispensed with as much as possible. Paul Steiner supports the idea that Mullings should be ordained. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..138 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Stations Conference Kibi to the Gold Coast Executive Committee 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: 12.02.1880 Proper date: 12.02.1880 Description An account of the resource Reports Governor Usher's request, dated 10 February 1880 that Buck should come to Accra to serve as witness in the case against Ata. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.I..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-01.32 - Ghana 1880: D-01.32.I. - General Chairmann (Präses) Title A name given to the resource Dieterle 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: 05.04.1880 Proper date: 05.04.1880 Description An account of the resource Reports Buck is still in Accra. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.I..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-01.32 - Ghana 1880: D-01.32.I. - General Chairmann (Präses) 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: 28.05.1880 Proper date: 28.05.1880 Description An account of the resource The process ended on May 10th. The jury was almost completely made up of local people, Ata having 'forbidden' Europeans from serving. All the other points except complicity in the ritual murder were found against the prosecution by the jury - there is a belief about that they had been bribed by Ata's family. The king and the 3 others punished were put on a warship bound for Lagos on 4th may. His mother and a brother have not been able to leave Accra on account of the unpaid debts which they have incurred. Buck began the journey to Kibi on 10th May. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.I..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-01.32 - Ghana 1880: D-01.32.I. - General Chairmann (Präses) 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: 07.01.1880 Proper date: 07.01.1880 Description An account of the resource Reporting a visit to Fankyeneko in the new year. The people had been unhappy about the arrangements for building the catechist’s house – they had hoped to earn money from the mission in this connection to pay off debts, which the mission's allowance for building did not allow. Also the Harmattan period was the major period for clearing farms. Mohr agreed to pay the balance of the money left after contracts for boards, shingles etc. had been concluded as day-wages as long as it lasted. He also had problems getting people to pay the church tax, which had been announced to them in the last quarter of the preceding year. A threat to withhold communion from people who had not paid resulted in quick payment, however, There were8 baptisms at Fankyeneko in the new year, 6 were children - 5 sons, belonging to the family of Abraham Benefo. Benefo himself was also baptised - a man in his sixties, who owned a hill with huts on it, where his people could 'stay when at the farms - it is called Anoma. Catechist Obeng had rented a room in his house, one son and several nephews were already Christians, and he himself had expressed the wish a long time ago to become a Christian. However his wife had s severe attacks of madness, and it is only recently after she awoke one morning apparently healed after dreaming that someone had given her a certain medicine during the night that he decided to apply for baptism. The other adult was Petro Obako. He is a slave from hausa country who speaks such bad twi that neither Mohr nor the Christians can understand him easily. You see many slaves like him, especially in Kwahu. He had been with several other slaves in the service of the high priest of Atia Yaw, the much feared fetish of Nkwatia-Kawhu. 3 of his comrades were executed by the High Priest in Sept 1879, at which he ran away to Akim, He worked for an important man in Anyinam, who had a message from the priest that he should keep the slave and look after him. The slave fearis that this would mean that he would in the end be taken back to Nkwatia for sacrifice. So he ran away again at the end of October and came to the Begoro station. The Anyinam people were anxious about his loss - Mohr went back on the road to Begoro with an escort of men whose job it was to seek out the refugee and. recapture him. In fact he was on the Begoro station when Mohr got there; he took him on as a day labourer, and has now baptised him. Mohr was astounded to see him in Begoro - the whole countryside had been looking for him and he had never been that way before. He also notes that the Akims and Akwapims call such people 'dogs’ and 'thieves' – though that kind of abuse is used between the twi tribes too. He has heard a Larteh workman at Begoro say that while the Akwapims were Europeans now, (abrofo) the Akims were still Africans. He adds concerning Petro Obako that he was sold into slavery from his people owing to war, and worked for master in Fankyeneko from about 20 years ago. After 10 years his master died. With difficulty he has learned parts of the catechism. Previously when Mohr asked him about his beliefs it is true that he had no faith in fetishes, but his main religious act was to pray each morning 'Dear Lord, look on me, and protect met and let no debts or arguments hurt me’. And occasionally he would sacrifice a chicken. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIV..151 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.XIV. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Mohr 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: 30.03.1880 Proper date: 30.03.1880 Description An account of the resource General first impressions He had had 12 fevers in 6 weeks. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIV..153 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.XIV. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource David Huppenbauer 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: 10.04.1880 Date late: 26.04.1880 Proper date: 10.04.1880-26.04.1880 Description An account of the resource The closure of the school followed three weeks after its re-opening with teacher Okanta, when after a large meeting in the street with the chief and people of Begoro it had been agreed that children would be sent to it (they were to be given a country cloth by the school each year). But then the rains came early, and the whole of Begoro, including the Christians went out collecting snails, Twice there were so few people that no services could be held (the implication of the language is that it is Sunday services which are referred to, since they were not able to hold a service in the town of Begoro). Now they have decided to ask for a cash guarantee of one dollar for regular attendance. The Christians in Anyinam had set on one side the building materials for the missionary rest house even before permission came from Basel to purchase the land. In Anyinam-Adasawaase there are currently 9 baptismal candidates. In Fankyeneko the building of the catechist's house has been delayed by snail collecting. During the building the boys in the school have received only irregular tuition. There are six of them; they have a zeal to learn which pleases the missionaries and Obeng has them working for him as monitors in the Sunday school. There are no baptismal candidates now in Fankyeneko but Mohr hopes that when the numbers of Fankyenko people currently pawned away return – some of them are already related to Christian families – will come forward for baptism. In Begoro on Good Friday two adult men, fathers of families were baptised. Discussing the 'emancipation' of the pawns Mohr says that it is an even deeper change in the social situation than the emancipation of the slaves. On that occasion most of the people emancipated were foreigners – Kwahus, Asantes, and 'nnonkofo' or people from the interior. After the emancipation of pawns, however 1000-2000 Akims will return to their tribe, and many families which were forced to separate are joining together again and enjoying their unity once more. The Akwapims worked their profitable oil businesses mainly with Akims and Kwahus. Indeed many catechists are culpable from this angle. Now in Begoro there is probably no pawn left, although the proclamation was not actually read out here. There has been such fear that pawn-owners have set them all free. Of course, many of them have a real lust for money like the Croesus of Begoro, Ntim, with his 60 pawns of both sexes. But one day a crafty comrade went along to him (the so-called catechist-beater and poisoner of Begoro) and threat one to reveal his holding of pawns in Accra. He was quietened with 50 Marks. But talking things over with his nephew and son, Ntim decided that there was no other course but to dash the pawns their debts and set them free. The debts were approve £450. Mohr feels that God must be thanked for the step the governor took in this matter - no credit was to be had without a reciprocal pawn he goes into an outline explanation of the system which says nothing exceptional except that interest rates were 40-50% in Akwapim, 30% in Akim, the period of incidence not clear - and that when they were paying large numbers of people in Begoro, the money was in fact going into the pockets of a few pawn-holders in the long run. As a result of the freeing of the pawns and the victory of the Lord over the Okyenhene as symbolised by his imprisonment hearts are beating high in Akim over the prospect of a long-desired freedom. There is a subscript by Eisenschmid to the effect that what seen of great significance (the declaration that pawning is abolished in Akim) has made little impression on the coast. And he agrees that probably in order to secure servants catechists may well have advanced cash sums to their families. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIV..157 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.XIV. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Mohr's Report for the First Quarter of 1880 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: 26.10.1880 Proper date: 26.10.1880 Description An account of the resource The first part of the report is taken up with complaints about the length of time which catechists Obeng and Sakyi have asked for their leave, and the fact that they have both overstayed their leave by a considerable length of time. Sakyi appears to be a close friend of members of the Akim royal family. A more extended account is given of Sakyi’s work. The children of the community, who are the ones now coming to school, are all small, and so a four-day school week has been started, the object of the whole thing being to give them a liking for school rather than to teach them a great deal. In this connection Sakyi has been specifically ordered not to beat the children. Teacher Adu sinned greatly in this respect, and this helps to account for the unpopularity of the Begoro school. He is also supposed to hold classes for writing and reading for the adult Christians on Monday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. And there is some form of evening activity every day. Morning prayers are not for the whole community in the chapel - experience teaches that it is no use relying on housefathers to conduct morning prayers for their families reliably. The bulk of the second part of the report is taken up with a discussion of the Christian villages. Mohr is all in favour of them. All but of the adult Christians are now living on the station, .and the elders have themselves suggested that baptismal candidates should during their instruction be asked to come onto the station and start building their houses. The effort to bring about the gathering of the Christians on the station has been severe, however - Mohr talks of warnings and threats being needed. Other forces bringing this situation about were annoyances suffered by the Christians at the hands of the heathen, and the death of Benjamin Nso. He was resident off the station, and then became subject to discipline because he went to the coast with the objective of trading in spirits. After his exclusion he fell ill, appealed to be allowed to take Holy Communion (this was allowed) and wanted to be taken onto the station. Mohr's own mind can the subject has been strengthened by his conversation with Nathaniel Amfo, recently baptised in Begoro, his house-boy. He is an orphan, and has been of considerable help to Mohr in his learning of the language, not simply because he can interpret, but also because he can and will explain things. Mohr complains that the average catechist keeps thing hidden from the missionaries, partly out of false shame, partly out of a feeling that it is not necessary for a missionary to know such things. But it is clear from his conversation with Amfo that the corruption in the traditional culture is integral, and therefore that there must be separate Christian villages, not just separate quarters within the towns. Amfo, who was from fetish priests family, cut off all his links with his relatives other than one half-sister who had cared for him. (Mohr became convinced of his passage from death to life when during an illness he had great desire to hear the Bible read, and expressed himself as eager for death). Christians should be in separate villages - thus their children can be brought up properly. He sees very little hope in the Akwapim situation where even the catechists live in the heathen town. Even on the Begoro station recently a 10 year old daughter of one of the Christians was found playing at sexual intercourse with a little boy - there is in fact a form of marriage-play with the sexual concommitents. Therefore people need to be in separate villages, and missionaries and catechists do not need to mince words in their ethical teachings and admonitions. His final comment is that in Begoro unmarried (men) Christians have a hard time: Girls will not marry Christians. This is partly because of the number of female fetish cult officials and their influence, and partly because of rumours that Christian men will prove infertile. Antipolygamy teachings are no enticement. Unfortunately they have only had one adult unmarried Christian girl on the station, and she 'fell' with teacher Adu. She is really still convinced of the truth of the gospel, but during an illness was to state that she had returned to the service of the fetish. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIV..155 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.XIV. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Mohr 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: October 1880 Proper date: October 1880 Description An account of the resource Laments the frequently changing personnel of the station - Munz for Huppenbauer, Sakyi for Ntow and Okanta, but includes a passage on Sakyi. Finding himself in that thickly clouded land, lying outside the protectorate where slavery and pawning were still allowed, where the people are industrious in craft and farming, was too much of a temptation for his character. He was the first man in Kwahu - other than the missionaries - who knew how to read, and he soon discovered how to make himself indispensable to the men of influence. Also he got involved with trade, especially in monkey skins - he used to 'settle' everything on his preaching journeys out of the missionaries’ sight. He became formally recognised as agent for merchants in Amedeka and on the coast, looking after consignments despatched to Salaga. But in these circumstances his preaching was scattered with the wind, because how could people accept him as the messenger of peace when they had just been settling his palavers, and when he had been involved in all the crooked methods that people use here in collecting debts of heathens they knew? He is typical of many of the indigenous helpers in the mission who use specious arguments to quieten their consciences when in fact their main motivations are a search for comfort and more money. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIV..156 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.XIV. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Mohr 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: 18.01.1881 Proper date: 18.01.1881 Description An account of the resource A new chapel is being built in Kibi, and there are 21 houses in the Christian village (excluding missionaries' and teachers' houses). 14 houses in the Salem at Kukurantumi. Asiakwa is listed as having been founded in 1877, therebeing mission land, a temporary chapel and a catechist's house there only. Abomosu founded 1878 with mission land, a deacon's house, a temporary chapel and a Christian village. Asunafo similar (founded 1879), Tumga - founded 1880, mission owns plot of land, a teacher's house being rented. Kwabeng as Abomosu. Apapam similar (no dates for founding), Apewa founded 1880 but Catechist still in rented-house thugh plot of land owned. Asiamang founded 1880, catechist in rented house. Tete (outstation) - several Christian houses. Akropong, another outstation, with several Christian houses. Changes in personnel: D. Huppenbauer was posted to Kibi after Lodholz' death, and Buss worked for two months on the Kibi buildings. Cat. W. Tete was transferred from Kibi to Asiamang, Chr. Meyer was exchanged with Th. Anang out of consideration for his health and family circumstances. Fr. Okanta was transferred from Begoro to Kibi and stationed at Tumfa as evangelist. Joseph Labi, newly graduated fnom the Akropong seminary was stationed in Apedwa. The most notable aspect of the year was the large increase in the number of Christians, 204 of whom 158 were adult. A high proportion of these were already married. The large increase in numbers of Christian marriages has taken place in the last year. He is pleased to report too that fathers are taking more interest in the 'upbrining of their children, and there was no case in the year of the previous frequent occurrence of quarrels between parents and uncles. Heathenism seems to be on the defensive. Ata of course is in jail in Lagos as a common criminal, and a recent petition on his behalf has been thrown out by the Governor, who has made it clear that he will punish opposition to the mission. Another hindrance to Mission advance was removed when Sakyia, the deceased King Atta's widow (Eisenschmid footnotes 'sister') died, That the King had been a main hindrance showed itself in the way that on his removal a large number of Kibi people announced themselves for baptism. Kibi - 75 baptisms in the year, though this included people from Tete, Akropong and Apedwa. The true Kibi total was 58, the community now numbering 24 inclusive of the school. They took the full and punctual attendance at services on both Sundays and weekdays as happy evidence of what they were achieving - the missionary zeal of the whole community under the leadership of Imm. Boakye has also impressive. They would all go, for example, to preach in one of the neighbouring villages like Apapam, Tete and Adadentem. The success of the last year is re-inforcing itself, with people frequently bringing their relatives into the church. A number of the converts have started to make farms, too . The coming year with its need for work on the church will be a test of how far people are prepared to work for their new religion. Kukurantumi - 98 in the community and a relatively small increase in the course of the year. Buck puts this down to the fact that a chapel is being built, which deters people from joining a community. The building has involved an extra tax being put on all the grown males of £1. Unfortunately there has been strife between 'freeborn members' of the Kukurantumi community and the Kibi community, the former accusing the latter of rising against their erstwhile master and causing his downfall. Asiakwa - 130% increase, with a school in progress. It was a mistake however to be so slow in moving the Christians out into their own village. Abomosu and its outstations - Abomosu and Salem look a model Christian villages with its well laid-out streets and large healthy houses, but they have had a great deal of difficulty there over the course of the year. The problem has been that though there has been a deacon's house to build, unlike Anyinam and several other places the local people have had to find half the money, and have rebelled against this. The Presbyter, Thomas Bugyei, 'promised to become a second Osabutey, but lacked the money'. Asunafo - give the missionaries very little trouble Kwabeng - of the handful baptised 4 were from Banso. Several Kwabeng Christians fell away after quarrelling with the catechist. No woman will become a Christian in Kwabeng, the catechist's wife gives them no good example spending most of the year in Akwapim. The strongest Christians are now building a catechist's house and resettling themselves on mission land. Apapam - 14 baptisms, 51 Christians altogether. A plot of land has been bought at last after the Governor's intervention, Apapam being quite in the power of the Akim royal family. Apedwa - no chief had been so opposed to the mission as the chief here saying he would permit no catechist to reside, and forbidding his people to meet with a catechist, even at street-preaching. A special message from the Governor forced him to sell the mission land, however. One of the Apedwa Christians living in Kibi saw to it that a house was built. Asiamang has proved a disappointment - though the whole town asked for a catechist, once one was a pointed there was no enthusiasm for building him a house. Perhaps he should be posted elsewhere - e.g. Kade or Osanase (his brief had been to work in the towns of the South West and West, as far as Asuum). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..150 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck's Report for the Year 1880 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: 27.02.1880 Proper date: 27.02.1880 Description An account of the resource The report is mostly printed in Heidenbote 1880, pp43-44. Additional points: He gives the figure of 8 people who had broken with fetishism in Otumi. He also lists the catechumens over and above those mentioned in the printed portion of the report - 22 in Kibi, 16 in Asiakwa, 2 in Kwabeng, 12 in Abomosu. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..142 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource A Quarter's Report from Buck 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: 28.06.1880 Proper date: 28.06.1880 Description An account of the resource In the chapel building he had only one skilled assistant - the rest of the people had to be taught e.g. shingling. He himself was busy with the stone-breaking and building in swish. One woman has to be excluded for adultery, and another suspended from communion for quarrelsomeness. He announces 'the sorrowful death of our dear chief Ampaw'. He discovers Ampaw's successor has no interest in attending Koranteng's preaching. In the district he has had attentive hearers especially at Tafo where the people press for a teacher of their own, In Mmase there are Christians - 3 adults and 2 children. Andreas Ewi, whose travelling was curtailed through illness, visited the Juaben towns - the chiefs there order their people out to listen to street preaching as Koranteng found out himself in 1879 when travelling to Akwapim. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..143 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Koranteng'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: 08.07.1880 Proper date: 08.07.1880 Description An account of the resource The report is printed in full in Heidenbote 1880, pp.75-76. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..145 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck's Report for the Second Quarter of 1880 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: 21.07.1880 Proper date: 21.07.1880 Description An account of the resource The report is partly printed in Heidenbote 1880, pp90-91. Additional information: He describes Asuum as the same size as Begoro, and names the Ashanti town which one reaches after 1.5 days from Asuum Oboku. Several months before a fetish priest had promised to show the people of Osenase how to make gold if they would build him a house. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.32.XIII..144 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.XIII. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource D. Huppenbauer's Report for the Second Quarter of 1880