Extract from his diary. Sharp gospeller, attacking polygamy and fetishism (pp 2-3). Answers of baptismal candidates: following the pietistic scheme (p 3). Seminary: Character of students improving (pp 3-4). The missionary must be "a personified word…
(a) his account of the war-scare adds nothing to what has already been said, except that Akwapim made its war-customs, and asked the British government for weapons, powder and lead. Mader points out that it was all a rumour- and compares it with a…
Includes a description of his language work, and some comments on his results. Also a brief account of the geographical positions of the Akwapim villags and their relations with the Mission.
The report is mainly taken up with a description of his early experiences of the missionary dialectic, and accounts of slavery as a social institution, and the organisation and strength of the fetish shrines. The latter seems based on Akropong…
Spells Strömberg’s and Zimmermann's ‘Asadsohale 'Asutyaree'. Zimmerman's party arrived at Awlotoi at 1 a.m. at the beginning of their journey into Anum country. 'The Ayigbe country and its capital Pekyi' is the home of the cotton brought out of the…
This the covering letter forwarding the following reports to Basel. Mader summarises the information given by the missionaries. He comments the Akim case shows the Government should intervene there 'our stations are not free cities'. In a subscript…
Good relation to other missionaries. Is reading Greek and Hebrew with Dieterle. Plan to teach Hebrew to a few Africans to make them fit for the bible translation.
8 pages account of a journey, 3 pages personal letter. From London to the Gold Coast. On arrival he scarcely can speak German, having spoken only English for 10 weeks. Beginnings at Akropong in college (pp P 7-8).) Learning Twi. Conversation with a…
With subscripts from Müller (senior) and Schrenk discusses what action should be taken over Obuobisa, the catechist who had been absent from Anum since the middle of the previous year. The information relevant to the political situation south of Anum…
Reports that the peace initiatives have come to nothing. The letter also alludes to Anum cotton having to be exported via the Bremen stations and Keta.
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