Extracts from his diary. Stop sending cloth instead of money. It wastes the missionary's time (p 2). Visit to Methodist school of Rev. Wharton at Accra: better teachers than the Basel Mission, pay them higher salaries so that temptation to trade…
Sickness of Stanger. Kindness of the British physician who asks much money from the traders but offered to treat the missionaries free. Financial affairs.
Plan of Government to move to Accra with the next Governor. About the sending of letters home (Postal services) (p 1). Their great enemy here is onanism of the boys and every man. About living together with the brethren.
First days on the coast, conferences, visit of friendly Europeans who yet have a different spirit. Hopes that something might be done for the salvation of their souls. Journey to Akropong: Printed in Heidenbote 1850, pp 97-98. A fence of lemon trees…
Includes comments on the large number (relatively) of baptismal candidates current in Osu. On is a slave whom the Mission bought free six months ago and who has stayed with them ever since°. He has become a missionary among, the people from his area.…
News has been brought by Peki people to the Baael Mission in Christiansborg that an Asante-Akwamu treaty has been concluded in which Asante has promised to help Akwamu restore Crepi to its territories: after that Akwamu will assist Asante in an…
Learning Ga (p 1). Teaching singing in school. The sight of the stick quietens the children and makes them sing nicely (p 2) Burial of Mulattos, description (p 3). The chief wanted him to buy his gun. He needs money for funeral customs. Otherwise his…
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