A report of a serious dispute between the missionaries and the Kibi chief and elders over the question of their subjects' becoming Christian. The occasion of the dispute was a case concerning the convert Sakyi (see Lodholz’ Report 1869 No 16). He had…
The report is mainly concerned with a journey in the second half of January to the northern boundary of Akim, accompanied by Kwabi, Ako, and a number of the Kibi schoolboys. Travelling west and north from Kibi over a high hill they found no village…
The new Christian Abraham Boamma had been on a journey to a friend of his with whom he discussed his new religion - the friend said the ‘word’ was 'sweet' and sent the missionaries a gift of yams and a hen, though Lodholz explains that it is…
Announces rumours that the Asantes were encamped near Bomoso - the missionaries were regretting not having sent loads off to Accra with the Accra people. Mader’s subscript doubts the number of Asantes at the Akim frontier - an Abosu man had been…
Taking up his own earlier news about the Mohammedans in Akim and Schrenk's mention of them (Annual Report 1871, p76), Lodholz reports their further history. They were based on Kibi, and travelled to the other towns. On their preparation to leave…
An annex to his Annual Report (see No 18), replacing his reports for the third and fourth quarter of 1870. Partly a description of the death of Abraham Boama – very peaceful and faithful, on the mission station (Lodholz had to ask permission of his…
Transmitting information about the missionary prisoners obtained from an Asante released after capture by the Crepes who was in Kibi. The missionaries had been taken prisoner, and before chief Openten it had had to be decided whether they were to be…
Concerning the dispute between the elder Piedu and Abr. Boamma over a slave. There had been enmity between Abr. Boama and the other slaves of Piedu before he became a Christian. After he became a Christian the young slave of his whom he had given to…
He describes his first impressions of Kibi. He comments that so far as he could judge the Christians in Kibi have a more childlike attitude to the missionaries than those on the other stations he visited en route for Kibi.
A report on the Basel Mission schools in the English Volta district. Anum - 75 children, 34 of them boarding boys, and overall increase of 13. He points out that only 41 pupils are actually from Anum. The coffee plantation brought little return in…
Has employed Thompson. Thompson had fallen so low that for a time nobody wanted to give him a job, he was near suicide. Hr. Lutterodt employed him. Thompson had been the reason why Locher entered in the Mission. He tried to contact him and has…
Description of his sea Journey to Cape Coast to get his Ga catechism printed. Reaching the ship in the last minute, kindly received at Elmina and cape Coast. Good description of Rev. Freemann's plantation Beulah: Christian village, chapel, fine…
Reports the first visit by a Basel missionary to the Accra farming villages NW of Osu. The first one of any note is 8 hours away and that is probably the most important, Abodo. A visit by a missionary to these villages is apparently rare since the…
Guinea worm and how they treat him (p 1). School: Much mechanical reading without understanding. Better to teach Ga first and then English (p 2). Description of the new hired mission house (p 3). Agressive evangelisation in Teshi (pp 5-6).
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