Three brethren probably will have to leave the country soon on health reasons. Aburi cannot be kept as a mission station. Walker should be put in charge of the people there and the school.
The general conference adopts a new better organized constitution according to the guidance of the committee. Planning of new stations (p 7), Plan of a printing press (p 9). Repair and improvement of the path to Akwapim (p 11).
Report on the attempt to get books printed at Cape Coast (Locher). The printer there not suitable, Freeman offered all help possible, printers here available, but asking high salaries and not reliable. Better try printing at home.
The quality of coffee and arrowroot sent to Basel not yet satisfactory, a house for storing coffee etc. and as a stable for cows to be built. Settling prices for Coffee and arrowroot: requirement of an "Oeconom" (agricultural and crafts expert).
Letters Nos. 36-109. Main themes: The treatment of catechumens, ordination of Chinese pastors, school problems (Western style schools), salary problems, order for catechists, language studies, orthography of town and village names, rules and…
Reaction to the saying of Inspector Josenhans: "It is true that nobody should be blamed for running away from death in Africa, you cannot command anybody to go into death and yet no battle is won, if the warrior tries to escape death". This is true…
Financial, about the marriage of Zimmermann with Mrs. Mulgrave, printing pamphlets in Cape Coast Mission press, Brethren coming out should contact in London, Bible society, Tracts society, Mr. Venn, Quakers
The first topic discussed was the opinion of the conference on the question posed by the comitee in Basel should Aburi be opened as a station for European Missionaries, or should another station be contemplated at one day’s journey (from Akropong or…
Includes (sect I.2) a short discussion on the difference between the Akim dialect of twi und that of Akropong, which arose from a question put by the Basel Comitee after reading the reports of the two journeys to Akim. General opinion now (Süss…
Almost completely taken up with a 26 page minute of a sharp discussion of the relative difficulty of working in Akropong and Osu, on the text 'How can the needs of the Osu Mission be served?’
367 numbered pages. This volume has a simple index of 17 officials as addressees at the rear, and an outline index in the front end-papers: General Conference pp 1-99; District Conference of the Kanarese coastal area (Honowar, Mangalore, Mulki)…
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