359 20 77964 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: 21.03.1894 Proper date: 21.03.1894 Description An account of the resource Part of the report is printed in the Annual Report 1894, pp. 57ff. In the course of the year a large schoolhouse with two rooms was built for the Boarding School, also, a sleeping room for the boarding pupils. In Bompata there are several houses on Christian land. Reporting on the expedition to Atebubu, Ramseyer puts it at 400 soldiers, 10 officers, and 600 carriers. Many of the Christians were recruited as carriers - Ramseyer acutely worried about them since they were months without being able to attend a service. He also thinks the small number of baptismal candidates was a result of the expedition, since so many of the people left the town in order to avoid colliding with the Hausas. Part of the force camped in Bompata. Ramseyer reports briefly on the outstations - 2 further adult baptisms in Atibie, several catechumens in Obo, the first 5 adult heathens baptised in Asakraka though not yet on mission land, 22 baptisms in Nkwatia where the people are building a new chapel, in Bepong the people have at last been persuaded to move onto the mission land. For a time an assistant catechist was at work in the farming village Ntawadua at the foot of the scarp - an elderly man received catechumen's instruction and is now numbered among the catechumens at Obo. In Asante Akim the first baptisms will occur soon – in Patriensa the chief who is also the fetish priest did not want to receive Boamma, but the people were very enthusiastic about him. Two catechumens are receiving instruction there and many people say they are only waiting until the Mission buys land to become Christians. Kumawu and Kwmnang have also been visited, but clearly feel that they cannot accept a teacher until there is one in Kumasi. The rest of the report is concerned with a journey into Asante Akim following news that Ahyiaem (the seat of Yaw Sapong Juabenhene) and Agogo had asked to be taken into the protectorate and to be sent a teacher. The journey took place in December. They travelled direct to Agogo, spending a night in the forest en route, where it rained for three hours. In Agogo he met Boateng from Bompata, and Assistant Catechist Meyer was handed over to the chiefs and people. The chief is only recently recalled from Kumasi and enstooled. The people begged Ramseyer to help them be accepted in the Protectorate, and Ramseyer said that he was politically neutral but would transmit their wish to the Governor. Ramseyer describes the welcome in Agogo in glowing terms. They travelled to Ahyiaem in one day via Patrensa, where they picked up Boamma. In Ahyiaem the women were celebrating custom for a near relaitve of the queen mother, but they received a warm welcome from the Juabenhene and the men. The king received them in a courtyard part of whose fences were made of palmfronds, since the building had not been completed. Ramseyer's response to the request for a teacher was to station Boamma there temporarily, assuring them that a teacher would be sent in February. He repeated that missionaries are not involved in political affairs. The next day they had a private interview with Yaw Sapong at the latter's request, in which he communicated his anxiety to be taken into the Protectorate on the one side, and his fears about the Asantehene's reactions to his bid for independence on the other. He won Ramseyer’s sympathies in this interview to the extent that Ramseyer decided to travel home via Accra in order to lay this cast before the Governor. Ramseyer writes tried to calm his fears, and assured him that even if it should happen that the Governor does not accept his proposal he (the Governor) will do all in his power to safeguard his life from the Asantehene. Ramseyer noted however that the Queen Mother was absent from these discussions and fears that she is hostile (this is implied, not stated), and therefore that working there will be hard. He wonders if it would not be better to station a catechist at the larger Juaben town Odumase, which has already once asked for a teacher. In Bompata he met the English officer who is there with 40 Hausas - Ramseyer reckons this is a sort of observation post, partly with reference to Yaw Sapong. (Ramseyer travelled to the coast via Kotoku). A Ramseyer subscript of 19 April states that the catechist designated for Juaben was stationed in Odumase (his name was Kwelfo), partly because of the pressing advice of the two Asante Akira catechists. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VI..137 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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Ramseyer's Report for the Year 1893 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: 05.03.1894 Proper date: 05.03.1894 Description An account of the resource There was an epidemic of influenza during the year due to the exceptionally heavy rains. They are still losing pupils through the pupils' disinclination for schooling. At the end of the year the numbers stood - 48 boarders+ 11 day boys + 15 girls. Discipline seems to have been a problem - during the building of the new sleeping quarters they had a battle to maintain a proper tidiness among the boarders. There is also a considerable amount of disobedience. One boy had to be beaten for persistent theft, and on being conditionally excluded simply lapsed directly into heathenism. On one of their preaching tours they met him in Buruku wearing the sign of a fetish from Nteso on his forehead - the boy was from Pepease. The pupils do not like earnest work - but their slow progress is partly a result of the teaching methods, which is very mechanical, enforced with the stick, and not careful enough to ensure that the basics are well understood. At the examination all classes were satisfactory, but they were especially pleased with the two youngest groups where Monitor Kwapong had taken considerable pains to make sure that they all knew the story of Abraham and Joseph without prompting. Benjamin Martinson is senior teacher, and Catechist Hanson teaches part-time. 5 boys have been recommended to the Middle School at Begoro, including boys from Pepease, Bepong, Nkwatia. The new buildings were put up with the zealous help of the pupils. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VI..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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Haasis' Report on the Boarding School for 1893 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: 04.12.1893 Proper date: 04.12.1893 Description An account of the resource The Nkoranza war continued. This letter is mostly taken up with reporting that the whole matter has gone back to London at Cabinet level, and according to Ramseyer is in the balance with Gladstone opposed to further annexations. Ramseyer feels strongly that the latter is the only course - human sacrifice continues, there is a danger to the surrounding areas. He for his part is taking steps to move into the places where the doors have opened - Agogo and Ahyiaem. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VI..136 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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VI. - Abetifi Title A name given to the resource Remseyer 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: 27.02.1894 Proper date: 27.02.1894 Description An account of the resource In the course of the year Missionary Martin travelled to Europe. Missionary Obrecht was posted to Aburi, and Missionary Lehmann posted to Anum. Among their local assistants Assistant Catechist Ruben Kwame was transferred from Tsate to Gyasekan, and replaced by Teacher Dako from Anum. Three local assistants had to be expelled from the mission, Teacher James Opare in Worawora, Thomas Ofei in Kpalime, and one of the Akwamu area teachers. In each case marital irregularity was the problem. They have held four catechists' and teachers’ conferences in the year two for those of the upper area in Ntwumuru, and two for those of the older area in Anum (the conferences were a combination of serious discussions based on papers written by all the participants, and informal gatherings e.g. in the Anum mission house). The mission anniversary brought the whole district together - Rösler notes how five languages could be heard (including German, English and Kyerepong) though most of the people can understand Twi and many speak it. Building - Hall and Clerk now have their houses finished. A new and roomier chapel in Kpalime has also been finished. In Boso the walls of the new chapel have been completed. In Vakpo the rain has destroyed part of the swish walls of the chapel in process of being built and the work is at a standstill. Rösler regrets that a sideline of their work like building takes so much time and energy - if they use wage labour they have to pay a lot because the workmen know that there are no others to take their place. If they ask the congregations to do it then the task is constantly to get them to work, and there is usually tension over the question whether or not the missionary is forwarding all the available money for the use of the building - and whether he could not get more from Basel if he asked for it. The European missionaries travelled for 131 days in the year, the local workers for 375 days. Many places asked for teachers during the year. Of the 85 baptisms of heathen in the district as a whole the largest number were in the Akwamu area - after which came Vakpo where 8 adults and 9 children were baptised. There were 16 exclusions. Spirits drinking is on the increase in the community. When so many of the catechists and teachers have 'no inner life' it is not to be wondered that the congregations lack inner life also. They still have difficulty keeping children in school, and the effective of the withdrawal of financial assistance to pupils in middle schools will mean that they will get no catechists etc. from the Volta area in the mission. In Anum an increase of 3 adults baptised was balanced by 4 exclusions - two were a married couple who lived in continual strife, parted and left the station. A third was an ex-elder who took a second wife (heathen) and took to liquor. A fourth because she swore a fetish oath before the elders of the town during a case about a quarrel. They people are if anything too friendly with the people of the town. Sunday morning services are well attended, not so the morning and evening prayers. Boso - 3 adults baptised, and one elder dismissed, and replaced only with difficulty. Liquor is being drunk by a number of the members, which leads to public quarrels between members and the destruction of family peace. In Kpalime the members of the community worked hard on their new chapel, but the 'fall' of Philip Ofei was a hard blow and several catechumens lapsed as a result of it. Tsate has benefited by the withdrawal of Reverend Kwame, who was not loved by the community on account of his love of power. They now number 64, mostly living on the mission land. They have a coffee plantation, and their main occupation is the preparation of local cloth. The Christians nominally at Vakpo are all in fact from Bomeh one hour away, and have settled themselves in a separate village. Kpando is offering little in the way of results even the school numbers have declined once the novelty wore off and the Mission refused to begin with the teaching of English as was requested. The town is a haunt of people for some reason or other excluded from the English colony. During the year the Mohammedan chief Osman Kato died. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VII..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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Rösler's Report on the Station Anum for the Year 1893 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: 02.04.1894 Proper date: 02.04.1894 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VII..154 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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Clerk's Year 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: 15.02.1894 Proper date: 15.02.1894 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VII..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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Hall's Year 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: 24.10.1893 Proper date: 24.10.1893 Description An account of the resource Reports that war has been going on for months between the Asantes and Nkoranza. Nkoranza has asked Krakye Dente for help, and now Krakye Dente has twice asked Buem for assistance, though Buem is refusing, Clerk appears to connect this with the preaching of Christianity in Buem. The priest of Dente has gone with his following to Nkoranza; whether he will go as far as the fighting when he finds out that no Buems are following Clerk’s doubts. The troubles in Salaga continue. The king driven out of the area has still not been able to get back to his capital in Pami. There is a subscript by Ramseyer dd 1 Dec 89 with the information that the English Government told Krakye Dente to return to his town, and this he has done. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.59.VII..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-01.59 - Ghana 1893: D-01.59.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Clerk 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.60.I. 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-01.60 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource General District Conference for the Gold Coast 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-01.60.II. 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-01.60 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Ga District Conference 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-01.60.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-01.60 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Christiansborg 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-01.60.IV. Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.60 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Abokobi Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.60.V. 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-01.60 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Odumase 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-01.60.VI. Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.60 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Ada 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-01.61.I. 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-01.61 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Tschi District Conference 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-01.61.II. 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-01.61 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.61.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-01.61 - Ghana 1894 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-01.61.IV. Subject The topic of the resource [Archives catalogue]: Guides / Finding aids: Archives: D - Ghana: D-01 - Incoming correspondence from Ghana up to the outbreak of the First World War: D-01.61 - Ghana 1894 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.61.V. 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-01.61 - Ghana 1894 Title A name given to the resource Begoro 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: 30.01.1895 Proper date: 30.01.1895 Description An account of the resource 121 baptisms (90 adults +31 children) of heathen over the whole area, a new spirit in many communities, and 23 exclusions. European missionaries - Obrecht and Lehmann left for work in Akwapim, Martin returned to the station from his furlough in Europe. There was also much illness on the station. Edward Ohene and Edward Bediako joined the Anum station, James Afari was transferred from Boso to Kpando, Chr. Tenkorang from Vakpo to Boso, Jon. Okyere from Anum to Vakpo. Jeremias Opoku went to Kpalime, Jakob Agyei was posted to Worawora, Amfoe had to remain without an agent, and the shortage of staff was acutely felt as the doors were open especially in Nkonya and Buem. He wishes they would make their work more something they care about deeply, and would allow Christ's love to drive them to it. Some description is given of catechists' conferences. The first had as its theme 'Concerning the work of the Holy Ghost', and the following questions were discussed: 1. What is his work? John 16 8-11, 14 26 2. The promise of the Holy Ghost - has it been fulfilled? 3, Do we discern the work of the Holy Ghost among the members of the communities and among the heathen? 4. What is birth in the spirit (John c3) and the evidence of the spirit (Rom c8)? 5. What is the sin against the Holy Ghost? The second subject was Communion and preparations there-for. 1. What experience should our Christians have during preparation for Holy Communion? Have our Christians a real consciousness of sin? Do they speak openly? How can one succeed in speaking to the hearts of the Christians? Are the Christians receptive to warning and encouragement not only in general but also when specific sins are under discussion? 2. Do the Christians have an understanding of Communion and a real longing, for it? 3. What sort of texts and subjects should be treated during preparatory services? 4. What can be done to give the Christians a better understanding of communion? The discussions were lively, and Pastor Hall and Catechist Awere made especially notable contributions. The European missionaries travelled 116 days and the local agents about 400 days during the year. In rarely visited places hearers were usually many and attentive - in places where street preaching is common there were often not many people present. Personal conversation was not very effective - urging people of the sinfulness of spirits drinking was usually met by the observation that the Europeans bring the liquor - many have given up a belief in fetishism but are held back by the desires of the flesh. Politically the position is clearer after the expedition into the interior by the Togo regime at the beginning of the year and the stationing of an officer of the regime at Krakye, following which the priest of Dente and an assistant of his were shot. Several tribes between Vakpo and Krakye have now accepted the German flag. The communities - discussing the regular round of exclusions and his experience of talking closely to people who are under consideration for exclusion, Rösler writes – ‘What is so painful in so many of our Christians is their scanty consciousness of sin, their superficiality in spiritual matters, they have so little fear for the holy and righteous God, and so little understanding of the salvation, which has taken place through Christ, and so little longing for it.’ Many in conversation claim to have no sin, and feel they are Christians when they have paid their church tax (and any other moneys the church may demand) and been to church on Sundays. On the other hand they do not scruple to be present at Funeral customs, drink spirits and palm-wine and still less guard against disturbing the peace. The latter especially applies to Christian family life, and the bringing up of children leaves much to be desired also. At the same time the Christians still observe superstitions and fear spirits (Rösler offers an example of the latter without placing it geographically. An elder who could not be argued out of his belief that there was a wicked spirit in his house - nor be satisfied with the idea he should pray about it. So secretly he went to an Osumanni who sold him some medicine to strew around the house and an amulet. The Osumanni also gave it as his opinion that the wife (a sturdy Christian) was the source of the trouble, at which the wife's family accused the Osumanni before the chief and elders. Another problem in the community is that husband and wife usually regard each other with such suspicion that there cannot be love between them – still less Christian fellow, though they are shining exceptions to this rule. Rösler says that of course different peoples have their different customs and usages, but if any of these are against God's Word, then they must work against them. He writes this, he says, because many of the local agents say about many things that that they are simply a custom. In Anum - 19 adult heathens and 6 heathen children baptised; the first substantial number of baptisms for several years; and there are 100 communicants in the town. Further the Sunday services are well attended by heathen, and the chapel is sometimes so full that some people are forced to sit outside. An evening school has been going along steadily with 34 heathen and 20 Christian pupils, mostly young men and youths concerned to learn English. Many of these heathens come to the Sunday services. One problem is that Christians stay for months at a time on their farms on towards the river. In the past Christmas and New Year’s Day have been excuses for noisy celebrations not only in the Christian village but also in the town - in the Christian village this time all was quiet after serious warnings from the missionaries. A school started in Anum by a dismissed Wesleyan teacher has collapsed after he was forced to flee the town in secret because the elders complained to the DC that he had been settling disputes. In Toseng the Christians have resettled themselves down on the plain on the route to Boso in a village with a wide street, at one end of which is a temporary chapel - they have bought with their own money a bell costing £2. In Boso 17 members - mostly young - moved away in the course of the year. The community is in great difficulties with its new chapel, still unfinished. They decided, having failed to get enough work out of themselves to levy a tax of 15/- per adult male and 6/- per adult female, but have not got this in. The main point about Kpalime was 5 exclusions, including 4 Christian girls who 'fell' and married heathens. The community in Tsatei is composed of motivated people most of whom have learned to read though with that comes the problem that they like European clothes, and have little money to build themselves another chapel - which they need, or a bells, or the furniture for Communion. Vakpo – apart from the people from the Amfoi village of Bamme there are only Christian families in the town. Kpando has been frequently visited by German colonial officials in the course of the year. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.61.VII..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-01.61 - Ghana 1894: D-01.61.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Rösler's Report for the Year 1894 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: 31.12.1894 Proper date: 31.12.1894 Description An account of the resource There is little desire for education in Buem and the scholars can only be kept in the school by love and coaxing. God is working by degrees in the hearts of the community - one confessed (in the preparation period for Holy Communion) that he had once collected rubber in the bush on Sunday - he was clearly ashamed of this, and believed, that the serious illness which had affected him shortly after his return was a punishment from God for this, and Clerk agreed with this idea. Joseph Kwame who lost his first wife by becoming a Christian has found another - Rosina Tawia. Their Christian wedding was attended by many heathen who according to Clerk agreed that a Christian wedding was nicer than their custom. In spite of 4 baptisms the number of members of the community has decreased due to people moving away. 9 baptisms in Gyasekan, including a youth from Guamang. Clerk's version of what occurred in Krakye is that the priest of Dente tried to get the Mohammedans of Kete to 'clean' the path to the fetish shrine - they refused whereon violence broke out, and a Mohammedan woman was clubbed to death and several other people wounded. At this point the German expedition arrived. The other man put to death was the priest's warrantor called Okra. Even the heathen women are happy at the death of the priest who was a bad man. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context D-01.61.VII..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-01.61 - Ghana 1894: D-01.61.VII. - Anum Title A name given to the resource Clerk's Report for the Year 1894