339 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-01.37.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-01.37 - Ghana 1883 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: 14.03.1884 Proper date: 14.03.1884 Description An account of the resource Kibi and Begoro are now a unit under Buck. Huppenhauer and Marquard are in charge of Begoro. In Anyinam they had needed help in restoring the partly fallen-in catechist's house. This was provided by Jos. Müller. Two heathens have been baptised in the last year, still opposition from the heathens. Many of the members of the community go off or up to three months at a time trading. In Fankyeneko the house has been almost completely destroyed by rains after part of the roof was left uncompleted. Anoff’ replacement as catechist, Anang from Kwabeng, is virtually useless. It is a great pity that the little community was destroyed by the effort of building the house. In Begoro Sakyi’s marriage is proving no good example to the community. 10 adults and 4 children were baptised. Somewhat greater life has been seen in the latter part of the years the services are better attended than before. The first efforts have been made to preach in the farming villages around Begoro. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.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-01.37 - Ghana 1883: D-01.37.V. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Marquart's Report for the Year 1883 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: 15.02.1883 Proper date: 15.02.1883 Description An account of the resource Announcing the death of Brother Krauss 31 hours after the onset of an attack of yellow fever. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.V..78 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.V. - 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: 19.07.1883 Proper date: 19.07.1883 Description An account of the resource There are marginal comments from Mohr who read the report in Basel. Marquart had had to leave Begoro to recuperate in Aburi after severe attacks of fever. They were happy to receive into the community in May 11 people who joined the Catechumenate, mostly young men. They were lead by a young man called Takyi, then followed two of his friends, and then his father and 7 of his sisters between the ages of 2 and 14. The event was connected with the death of Takyi's mother, her husband's only wife, which so troubled the husband that he stopped eating, and seemed likely to die as a result. Takyi went to encourage him, saying the best time to die was when God took you. He was severely tested by the subsequent death of his youngest and most loved daughter whom the heathens claimed the fetish had killed, but remained firm. Such catechumens are to be welcomed, but always with anxiety. Huppenbauer cites a young man who lapsed (Mohr adds in the margin 5 years ago) and took 4 extra wives. He is always saying that he wants to rejoin the community. Clearly Huppenbauer was eventually driven to be rude. He told him he was lying when he said this. If he wanted to become a Christian so much why did he not just do so? The man replied that the devil was too strong. Huppenbauer repeats Mohr's point that games are a drawback - citing card games. In other Akim towns and villages such games stop the ringing of the bell to call people for street preaching, and he suggested to the Begorohene that Begoro was showing itself backward in this respect; the point was taken. They have reopened the school. Huppenbauer identifies the main problem as the parent’s lack of understanding of what the results of schooling might be. Huppenbauer cites one case of a girl of Christian parents putting pressure on her parents to be allowed to go to school so as not to be ignorant when she grew up. Concerning the community the Presbyters are called Jakob and Mosa. They take pains in their life and work to set a good example, though the former is rather weak when it comes to settling cases. One of the great problems is the lust for money, even among the Christians. Huppenbauer is obviously impressed by the way that this emerges in their dealings with the missionaries – prices of produce from the Christians are far higher, and the quality lower, than is the case among the heathen. When they expostulated with the congregation, the latter threatened to cut off or reduce their freewill offerings - and when the missionaries pointed out that these belonged to the community, and not to the mission account, it is not clear that they were impressed; why, they wanted to know, was it necessary for them to give themselves money? They also involved in extorting higher rates for carriers when a missionary is sick and needs to be taken to another station. Their attitude is partly an expression of the question (Huppenbauer does not claim to have heard this spoken outright): 'We have left our heathenism and our wives - what are we getting in exchange?' One of the disciplinary problems is stopping Christians playing cards - a fine of 1 shilling is set on that by the Christians, and 3d for disobeying the Presbyters. Huppenbauer also cites two cases of unfaithful wives. With Buck the two resident missionaries had a palaver with the chief over: (i) The prohibition over slavery was being rather loosely observed, so they asked him to repeat the prohibition publicly before a large assembly. (ii) They took up the case of Jakob the Presbyter who had been ordered to pull up some afaso yams since they were prohibited by the snail fetish. (iii) They also got reversed the ruling that no pigs and goats were to be kept in the town, although there were problems there because Mohr had allowed that prohibition to be enforced. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.V..80 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.V. - Begoro Title A name given to the resource Wilhelm Huppenbauer's Report for the Second Quarter of 1883 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: 07.01.1884 Proper date: 07.01.1884 Description An account of the resource Major events in the year were the opening of the new chapel, the extension of the pastor's house and the building of a new teacher's house. ‘The Christians are also improved in agriculture which business is not cared much in this place of Akim but now they have seen that if one becomes a Christian he must be diligent in agricultural business, also to get something for himself and his family to live on and also for the spreading of the gospel'. He describes the usual weekly liturgy, Buck's death having stirred up a desire to pray for the health of congregations and missionaries. Tax is well-paid, and the old women who have nothing willingly pay half. By the end of the year the size of congregations in Kibi and its immediate outstations was: Kibi 324, Apapam 52, Apedwa 21, Asafo 7, Tete 5. There was an overall increase of 113 in the course of the year. Of the latter figure 49 were actual converts, 31 of them in Kibi itself. Individual histories: Sara Ofosua - a wife of 'the' chief (but obviously not Ata) felt contented with the fetishism as the wife of a chief accepted in a levirate marriage on her husband's death. However the youngest son of hers became a Christian and spoke to her a great deal about the advisability of becoming a Christian - 'that those who serve the fetishes and stand against the word of God are abominable in the sight of the Lord, and should therefore be judged to everlasting death: She in the end decided to become a convert after her husband's death, and did so strengthened by the thought of her husband's last sickness which was long-lasting and in which his fetishes did not help him’. Martha Adwapa - daughter of Sara Ofusua, taught by the death of 5 of her 7 children that fetishism is a shame 'now I think it is better to give myself and my two children up to the Saviour of Mankind, under whose protection the life and death are the same with endless joy in the Happy Home'. In Apapam the 4 adults baptised are all members of a family 'headed' by an old Christian woman. In Tete the three baptised adults include one Joseph Yeboa, a descendant of former chiefs who feels he can no longer boast in the decaying riches of his ancestors. In Apedvga 2 adults were baptised, and the 3 children baptised included one born of heathen parents, but with 6 fingers - the parents themselves wanted him baptised and promised to pay for his education - they had been previously childless and wanted someone to care for them in old age. On street preaching and contact with the heathen in Tibi, Ofori reports that in fact the heathen come even to the Bible Studies on the Salem, and when a head of a family becomes a Christian then the rest of the family usually follows. At the end of this report is the note that in future the writer wishes to be known as Esau Ofori and not Esau Kwadwo. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..72 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource E. Ofori’s report on the Kibi Community for the Year 1883 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: 14.03.1884 Proper date: 14.03.1884 Description An account of the resource Contrasts the uplift of the consecration of the Kibi chapel-in the presence of Buck and wife, W. Huppenbauer and Krauss with the fact that within a comparatively short time all but Huppenbauer were dead, and he was forced to go to Akwapim for extended convalescence. He himself has worked alone - apart from the Obomosu community he is deeply impressed with the congregations’ self-supporting spirit - they have built chapels, some of them big ones, of which they are very proud, being their own handiwork. And 'there are Christians here who have grasped their Saviour, and are held by Him'. Marquart looks forward to the day when Kibi is a Christian town - he feels it is not too far away. The Kibi-presbyters are a model to the whole of Akim. Sunday and weekday services are regularly attended by large numbers they will soon have to build an extension to the chapel. The school of the community has increased to 40, is now taught by Charles Ousu, while Imm. Boakye and Amoa work on preaching tours. The school under Boagye, Ofei and Gyima is no longer losing pupils, but in fact has ex-pupils asking to be re-accepted. In Apapam Ofori was stationed for a short while, later replaced by Cat. Anoff. In October they threatened the local opposition that they would take their behaviour before the English courts if it did not improve. Apedwa - teacher Dako - a small but fine chapel. Kukurantumi --increase of 15. Yomfo and chief had tried in every way to limit the increase of the community the school had got a lot better under teaches Oforidee. Tafo - land has been bought and cleared and the Christians are now building. Ewi leaves something to be desired in both work and conduct. Asafo - promising new station - G. Botwe more industrious than before. Asiakwa - increase of 30, has sturdy lay leaders though Mullings wants a transfer, Marquart thinks because the work is getting more with the larger congregation. Abomosu - only 3 baptisms. Serious difficulty - Buck had threatened to remove their Deacon if they had not improved their attitudes by Christmas. A stubborn group is led by the two Presbyters, and though e.g. they seemed to J. Müller on a visit not to be as delinquent as he had been led to expect in fact shortly after his visit one of the Presbyters spoke openly and impudently in Kibi in a way that left little room for hope. Buck had cried out 'Oh, Abomosu, Abomosu', on his deathbed. Asunafo - a chapel built, though difficulty over paying for it. Tumfa - 2 baptisms of heathen - new chapel built - Cat. Labi still works there. Tete - 3 baptisms and an appeal for a teacher from both heathen and Christians. Kwabeng - has been given up, but then it had been run by men since dismissed in Akwapim - Meyer and Anang. The local people ask urgently for someone else to be sent them. (Date had been posted to Nsaba). Asiamang - 5 baptisms. The Christians had suffered some violence from the heathen after clearing the mission land. A subscript from Müller remarks that Abomosu had been judged too harshly they had prepared shingles and timber to add a veranda to the catechist's house. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..73 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Marquart’s Report for the Year 1883 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: 03.01.1884 Proper date: 03.01.1884 Description An account of the resource Reports a major whooping cough epidemic in which 60-80 children died, none of them Christians. Most families in the heathen town suffered a death. Heathen parents in their perplexity took refuge to the fetishes, asking their aid and protection with vows of sheep, their own children etc., and the priests, taking advantage of this plague (as they called it) predicted an early destruction of the country by a forth-coming accident which is coming upon the people, asserting that some great calamity is now suspending in the air, and is ready to fall upon the whole nation if they tried not to avoid seeking the protection of some 'higher beings' who are able to remove. The poor people in their terror came as one man to the priests. ‘To which higher beings shall we resort than to our great Obo and his sister fetishes’ they said. 'No not to the fetishes, of course', said the priests. 'For how will you dare to resort to them in the time of your distress since you have all emancipated yourselves and are gone after the long tales of the white men?' 'No, we cannot take our freedom from the service of our dear fetishes, may they (the fetishes) not charge this to us', said the poor people. 'For how can we prove so disloyal to our fetishes to whom we and our forefathers owe our lives and existence? No it is impossible that we can be so disloyal. Great are our deliverer, the fetishes of our forefathers.' 'But are not some of you go now and then to the flatterers and tale-tellers to learn of them in the view of changing themselves white men?' asked the priests, meaning those who attend our divine services and the young men who have brought primers and slates and have begun to learn (there had been a movement of young men into the catechumenate). ‘Oh, they go there for pleasure and just to amuse themselves, and will desist' replied the people. 'Well', continued the priests, 'then each head of a family must bring a cushion upon his head to prove his loyalty before the great fetish and to swear an oath of allegiance that you will remain faithful servants and true worshipers of the idols of your forefathers who have been their and your protectors'. The men accordingly brought the cushions on their heads, and heaped them on a certain spot before the priests, and were all stuck on some pile and placed them on the street behind the house of the senior fetish Obo. In this interview of the people with the priests the people were made to understand that they (the priests) were under the inspiration of the fetishes and were speaking the language of the fetishes and the words to be taken as the fetishes own words. The cushion on which loads are carried on the human head is the symbol of the a slave and a rebel, and signifies that as a rebel is subjugated to the yoke and as a slave is bound to carry his master on his head or on his shoulders by the support of his cushion so the people must remain under the yoke of the fetishes. This event was followed up by a general boycott of contact with services and preaching, and the young men gave up their learning. The fetish priests increased the frequency of their liturgies going into houses and breaking cooking or water pots if they thought that the inmates were being less attentive than they ought. Opouku adds later to his description of the cushion ceremony that the people were .asked to sacrifice all kinds of provisions to the fetishes (he specifically names sheep and oiled mashed yams) and 'lighted torches' were put at the entrance to the village on the side of the Salem and then doused in water as a sign that the impending calamity had been averted. The people also asked the fetishes to bring back the snails in the plentiful supply which had obtained in times past, and more food was sacrificed (to the earlier list Opoku adds mashed oiled plantains) and 1d or 2d collection was made from everyone, and a live snail was buried in the earth under a pot. After this, however, things got worse, deaths began to occur among the adults (the priest losing two women out of his family) and the snails which before had been obtainable in twos and threes now almost disappeared. A woman was heard to question what had happened. Opoku meanwhile had taken up the battle with great rest. He identified the pending menace hanging in the sky as God's anger. He pointed out that the fetish priests were losing people by death just like everyone else (listing not only Kukurantumi's Obo, but also the Fofie priestess and the Asante priest of Tano.) Furthermore rather than death having its residence in the Salem it seemed to have picked out Kukurantumi town, so why put the 'lighted torches' as a symbol on the Salem side of the town? He advised them that sheep meat was better for them than snails; so why sacrifice the former to get the latter? And how can the priests bring snails - do not the priests thank you for gifts of snails, both when you bring them and again the next morning? And does not putting the snail under the pot symbolise having them hidden from human sight? In any case there is a simple answer for the shortage of snails - one part of the land had been sold to the Krobos, Akwapims etc., while the other part is now being settled by the Juabens - the faster the Kukurantumi people collect snails the faster the other people do so too. Half or at least 1/3 the quantity have now passed to other hands. At the meeting at which all these things mere said Opoku's audience increased from 30 to 100 as people were attracted by the complimentary remarks of the hearers. The immediate result -as the conversion of two elderly women, one a widow of the late priest of Obo and then married to a long-standing backslider. Her husband joined her in regular attendance at services, and their 4 children were all sent to school and to be baptised with the mother. These two were backed by many others who had more or less decided to enter the community but had not yet summoned the courage to do so. No-one tried to stop them except the priest (presumably of Obo). Since then the priests have stopped appearing to speak the voice of the fetishes. Many sacred days had passed since without any fetish dances. ‘One must admit what the Christians say that fetishes have no power but are supported by human hands' said one man. The priests had also apparently stopped predicting out fear of backlash from Opoku. At a visit to the Fofie priestess Opoku faced her complaint that he had turned the heart of the whole town against her - people no longer came to enquire about their 'lucks', and were not even interested in favourable messages from the priests. The rainy season has kept him array from Koforidua for 6 months, but he does not believe serious progress is being made there. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..74 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Opoku’s Report for the Year 1883 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: 31.12.1883 Proper date: 31.12.1883 Description An account of the resource 4 men excluded during the year for re-marrying – an old Christian man of 75 died seeing 2 men dressed in white standing by his bed - the father of Theodor Awua died after continually promising to become a Christian but never actually making it. He said that if he met God he would tell him he had had too short a time to repent. Fankyeneko - the Christians are scattered, and the local people say they will not join the church till the house is finished. A Christian woman had been to a priest for help for her sick daughter and was told to stop attending services - the daughter died nevertheless. Anyinam - only a few have lapsed, the others help the teacher build his house, and in street preaching the people understand what Mullings tells them. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..75 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Mullings' Report on Asiakwa for the Year 1883 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: 14.01.1884 Proper date: 14.01.1884 Description An account of the resource It includes some account of travelling in the district and south to the coast at Winneba and Bereku. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..76 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Date’s Report on his Work in Nsaba 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/. Description An account of the resource At the end of the year there were 35 adults and 23 children in the community. One of the presbyters is called Timothy Apenten. The chief is not preventing people from becoming Christians (this is chief Danso). Many of the heathens do not like monogamy, however, and some of them have sworn an oath never to become a Christian. There is no hint at the difficulties reported by Marquart - the congregation is depicted, for example, processing with a fine dresses, namely in the Christian manner on Christmas Day into Abomosu proper for street preaching, and Anoba is obviously trying to give the impression of considerable numbers being involved (in a note at the end he writes that the Abomosu community have been a little better than before, attending services punctually, and paying their tax). Asunafo - 49 in the community, and roughly a similar situation vis-a-vis the non-Christians as in Abomosu. Tumfa - 16 in the community. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..77 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Anoba’s Report on Abomosu and District 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: 21.05.1883 Proper date: 21.05.1883 Description An account of the resource This discusses the arrangements to be made over supervision in Akim. There had been much pressure from Praetorius and the other missionaries to run Akim from Begoro, leaving local pastors in the main centres to exercise detailed supervision. In the end Buck prevailed on Praetorius to allow him to decide whether or not to reside in Kibi, and he wishes to do so, partly on the grounds that the Akim congregations are not yet ready to do without a presence in Kibi, partly on the grounds that he is not so sure Begoro is healthier than Kibi. For example, he calculates that 33% of the missionaries resident in Kibi have died (8 out of 24), while the figure for Begoro is 42%, 3 out of 7. Nevertheless he has issued a formal document outlining the geographical responsibilities of the different pastors, and their constitutional position. This will take effect from 1st June. This document is at No 60. It is fairly straightforward, with no mention of pastoral care for villages on the Densu in the Koforidua-Nswmam sector. The rest the document gave wide pourers to the pastors, and they were also specifically enjoined to keep nothing hidden from the missionaries, and to keep them informed over major problems. Müller's subscript refutes Buck over the respective reputations of Kibi and Begoro over health. He also would prefer Begoro to keep, as its district, the outstations at the foot of the hills (Anyinam, Fankyeneko etc.) so that young missionaries stationed there have somewhere in which to gain experience and become independent of detailed guidance. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..59-61 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck to Basel and Müller’s Subscript 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: 01.07.1883 Proper date: 01.07.1883 Description An account of the resource Reports that most of the catechumen in his area are from Sadwumase. There are 2 catechumen at Anyinasin, one at Agyapomma, at Nsutam the people do not want to listen to_preaching. A tour-to Dwenase, Abompe and Akenkase showed that the people were unwilling to respond –in Abompe they said they were afraid to come forward unless there was a teacher in the town. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..68 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Mullings' Report on the First Half of 1883 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: 01.08.1883 Proper date: 01.08.1883 Description An account of the resource He reports that when Christians commit adultery it stops the heathens considering becoming Christians. There are three presbyters at Abomosu. Of the 17 pupils in his school 7 are sons of non-Christian parents, and 6 are Christian girls. It is very hard to persuade• the parents of the latter to let them attend school. It is hard to get a full meeting of the congregation because members so often go to Accra or Akyemfo to get goods. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..69 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Anoba’s Report on the Congregation at Abomosu in the First Half of 1883 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: 04.08.1883 Proper date: 04.08.1883 Description An account of the resource Praetorius’ visit impressed the local people greatly, especially his pressing them over Church Tax, which before they had believed was imposed on them by the missionaries only, 4 people have had to be excluded for sexual irregularities, and two for going to a Mohammedan for help after the one of them had lost two children successively soon after birth. He is, however, positive in his praise of the majority of the community, reports 5 re-acceptances, and 5 catechumens, 4 ex-slaves and one a native of Akyiase. The school has increased from 15 to 22 in the three weeks before he wrote the report - these are mostly of heathen children, and tree of them indeed have offices (as bellringers or singers) in a 'play' group. Many heathens attend services, and many young men are learning to read, their progress not much affected by Opoku's 6 weeks' absence on the coast as witness in a case. In Tafo land has recently been bought for the Christians, when Opoku was in Asokore the chief invited him and many of his.audience into his house to continue preaching when it began to rain. A subscript from Buck remarks that the Juabens are strengthening heathenism by selling amulets in the Akim towns. He names Samang, Anyinam, Kwabeng, Osanase and Kukurantumi. Opoku mentions the Juaben's involvement with Mohammedanism. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..70 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Opoku’s Report for the First Half of 1883 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: 04.08.1883 Proper date: 04.08.1883 Description An account of the resource This report is almost completely about the move into Agona, and the problem of assessing the desire for Basel Mission personnel in the Methodist sector of the Gold Coast. So are a series of subscripts Nos. 64 & 65. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..63 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck’s Report for the Second Quarter of 1883 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: 08.09.1883 Proper date: 08.09.1883 Description An account of the resource He discusses first the problem of Joseph Bosompem, heir to a sub-chief's stool in Kibi. The stool had been vacant for 2 years, because Bosompem would not take it in view of his being a Christian, but negotiations had taken place in which he was involved to see if conditions could be devised in which Buck Bosorpem might be able to remain a Christian and yet take the stool. Buck remarks that the Awapim synod had once ruled that no Christian might become a chief, but he questions whether this can remain the rule for all time. Eventually a deputation came from the town – the full role of the elders, and the king's brother, pointing out that Bosompem was the legitimate heir and making a formal request to know the conditions under which he could take up the office. (Buck says he felt a glow of joy and satisfaction, because these were the very men who four years before had caused so much trouble, derided him, and refused to respond to his moves to negotiate over the status of people attempting to become Christians. Now they were coming to ask a Christian to become a chief, and seeking his conditions for the move.) Bosompem declared that he would not accept the debts of his predecessor’s obsequy customs, and a heathen chief took these over with the estate of the deceased. He declared he would judge cases according to English law, would accept no drinks, would not accept the stool or make the customary acts of respect and homage. Not too much difficulty was made over any of these points. The linguist remarked that sooner or later they would all be Christians. The stool was handed over to the missionary to be kept with proper respect. In fact Bosompem will be mostly ruling over. Christians anyway, since most of his uncle's slaves are now in the community. He has ordered a bell so that he can call his people to instruction in reading. The trouble in Apapam was that the local people wanted to settle a fetish priest near the chapel, and this would probably mean difficulty in getting access to it. Buck warns them that this would be illegal. In a paragraph on the Abomosu community, he remarks that half of the community are relatives of the dismissed presbyter Abraham Bugyei anyway, that they do not pay Church Tax and have not been able to pay for communion wine with the result that there have been no more celebrations of the Communion, and their behaviour is so bad that the local people want to hear no more Christian preaching. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.IV..71 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.IV. - Kjebi Title A name given to the resource Buck’s Report for the Third Quarter of 1883 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: 20.12.1883 Proper date: 20.12.1883 Description An account of the resource En route to Kibi-he visited the evangelist at Asafo - he has 6 boys - who come to school, and a few catechumen. Müller met one catechumen, and saw at once that he was a slave looking for his freedom - 'it often goes like this'. The chief was prepared to lead his people in attending Müller's street preaching. High praise for Imm. Baokye and Bosompem, but Müller remarks that the slave attitude causes unpleasantness. In particular there are a lot of separations between husband and wife. Bosompem's inherited stool was given to the missionaries. Two elders had to be sent to Asiamang where the Christians were being threatened with being driven off their land and out of their houses. The elders carried a threat that the case would go before the English courts if further trouble was caused. To the Kibi schools has been added a middle school. There are 45 pupils in the scholl of the community. On a visit to Tumfa he found the catechist in a house on mission land, another large house accommodated a family, and another small house had been built by a young man. Kola nuts grow in plenty around Tumfa, and the inhabitants take them off to Salaga. In Abomosu 12-15 families have settled on mission land, Abraham Bugyei having built himself a magnificent house with a shingle roof rather on the lines of a catechist's house in Akwapim. Müller stressed there - against widespread delinquency - the importance of regular attendance at service. In Kwabeng one of the carriers asked to take part in street preaching. It turned out that he had been sold by the Asantes to someone in Kwabeng before he went to Kukurantumi and became a Christian. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.II..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-01.37 - Ghana 1883: D-01.37.II. - Aburi Title A name given to the resource J. Müller’s Report on a Journey around 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: 02.01.1884 Proper date: 02.01.1884 Description An account of the resource 3 additional families now housed on mission land at Anum. No preaching tours on the part of Asante, although he has been preaching and visiting assiduously in the Anum villages Apenkwa, Amanforo and Amoana. (Occupied with building). Movements in the Anum community: 2 births, 1 person moved here, 7 were baptised (2 wives of Christian husbands, 1 foster-child of a Christian family, and 3 heathen youths.) Increase of ten, against which must be set a loss of 6, 5 through moving away, and one child in Asante's own family died, He is not optimistic about the morale of the community, citing two cases where a Christian asked his opinion on a matter to do with his religion and practice, gave a very disillusioned answer. Events in Boso shamed Asante of his lack of faith. The community there increased by 40, Christians moved to Boso, one child was born to Christian parents, and 32 were baptised (all in November and December), 11 children and 21 adults, All the married men but 4 were baptised with their wives. On the baptism day their heathen relatives gave those who were baptised presents of cowries, food, and animals. The Christians sang and prayed late into the night Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.VII..105 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.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Annual Report for the Station Anum for 1883 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: 12.10.1883 Proper date: 12.10.1883 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.VII..104 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.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Asante's Quarter Report for the Third Quarter 1883 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: 04.02.1884 Proper date: 04.02.1884 Description An account of the resource The report is mostly printed as an appendix to the 1884 Annual Report of the Mission, pp 77f. Additional material One of the people excluded in Mpaeso had stayed for a long time in Fante, and found the church discipline of the Basel Mission too atringent. They had discussed starting a school in Mpraeso, but decided against it on the grounds that many children are pawns in Kwahu, and the rest have to help their parents on their farms. Personnel on the station: Sam Boateng came to Abetifi as catechist from the Teacher’s Seminary at Akropong. Teacher Dako left for Akira, and was replayed by Catechist William Mansa transferred from Asunafo. Catechist Boateng while taking some classes in the Boarding School is more busy with pastoral work and is supposed to carry out preaching tours 2 days each week. Preaching tours in 1883 were carried out partly by Nataniel Beko, and evangelist, working especially in Sakraka and Obo. In the former towards the end of the year he had a large number of hearers and it is possible there will be catechumens in that village soon. In Obo they cannot get a stable entry - many people say if there was a catechist they would become Christians, but equally the missionarias feel they should have at the beginnings of a community first. They have got as far as agreeing the price with the owner of a plot of land on a hill between Obo and Tweneduruase, but the Tweneduruase chief is raising difficulties because of his fetish which has some connection with the land, and the Obo chief will not help them though his intervention would be sufficient to settle the matter - he would prefer to sell the missionaries a plot of land in the valley and further away from the town. Ramseyer comments that if they were under the Protectorate it would be easy to settle this, but as they are not, they must have patience Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.37.VI..95 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 Annual Report for the Station Abetifi for 1883