Concerned with the first Mission Anniversary, Total realised from the offerings £20=15, more or less, from the different sources, in proportion to the strength of the congregations as indicated by the records of the stations already extracted -…
In Ntwumuru Hall's house was indeed the first to be put up with European-style doors and shutters. Müller reports many families living per house, and says this is because they are farmers and spend much time out of the town. In the early part of 1889…
Report on a journey to Nkonya. En route preaching in the Boso area - a rare case of opposition in that when they went to preach in To there were few people there, and these people mocked them, so they had to leave. The Abo was swollen and they heard…
Forwarding Hall's report (see No. 119), and more or less unconditionally applying on behalf of Buem for Clerk's transfer there with a catechist. He seems to accept Hall's judgement, cites as impressive the request from Akpanya of Borada, and the…
Discusses the possibility of setting up a slave-home, and place of refuge. This has apparently been raised by Secretary Würz in a letter to Pfarrer Rohr in Bern. He seems in favour they would have to have the concurrence of whichever colonial regime…
Reports briefly on the Asante-Nkoranza war, and the fact of the troops passing through Akropong to Akim. He quotes from a letter he has received from Clerk on the subject of Dente - this says that the Nkoranza women had been sent to Krakye.
A report on events in the Volta Region, especially relations with the German Regime, and acts of the latter. In view of the approaches made to Clerk by Baumann, an official of the German colonial regime, with regard to the founding of a station at…
Reports Clerk's expedition to Krakye and the need to take up the opening quickly - Pastor Hall once reported that the young people had long been waiting for a teacher, and that many were sighing under the oppression of the fetish. So theyshould go to…
Asks for a station library. History, commentaries and sermons, dictionaries of Greek and Hebrew, African travels, mission history, mission biographies wanted. Also books in English, especially for the Catechist who needs to have the opportunity to…
The Basel Committee have suggested, in view of an earlier Anum report over unhealthy grass fields on the Mission land, that the Anum missionaries should encourage immigrants from other areas to come and cultivate the land. Müller explains how…
The Akwamu chief and elders had told him that if he tried to go north from Akwmu direct to Anum, he would be directly exposed to plunder and interference. So he managed to make his way from Battor to Pekyi on foot, with two men who agreed to…
Concerns the problem of the housing of the catechist. The present catechist's house is uninhabitable, owing to damage to its roof. Müller proposes a new shingle roof, and with a house 42'x12' presents the budget.
Anum and its associated towns are all under arms. A month ago the fighting men moved out to a camp about 5 hours away. They have been joined by the Akem leader Dompre, with his 140 men. You already knew that earlier Dompre had been based on…
A detailed account of the troubles of the previous quarter. The call to arms had occurred at the height of Krauss' illness, when he needed two people by his bed day and night. Officially there was a fine of 110 heads of cowries (Müller gives as the…
This is a comment on Basel Committee Protocol 1895 paragraph 34, which in turn was a reply to questions on slavery and pawning put by the Twi District Conference and Twi Synod in 1895. Müller's own comment on the situation that as with many laws if…
Reports that with Krauss' illness he needs a catechist or teacher urgently. Someone who went to Battor would have frequent opportunities to travel to Anum.
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