Arrived yesterday. Description of his temporary quarters. West Indian family Walker accompanies him. He expects an interpreter from the coast. Request for a watch and a bell.
News about a missionary conference in Ussu: 1) Decide that a chapel at Christiansborg is urgently needed. Reasons given (pp 1-2). 2) Stanger was stationed at Christiansborg. This step was needed and the committee will surely approve afterwards. The…
Pleads for Thompson: Submits willingly to the task of supervising the Chapel building. He and his wife cling together. His wife a very good woman. They have no better man available now.
Beginnings at Aburi: Settling in the new mission house, street preaching, desire of people for learning, even the 80 fetish priests seem to approve. An Akropong servant asks for baptism (p 1). On the West Indians and their future (pp 2-3).
Answers questions of a letter from Basel. Point 2: They shall not officially become chaplains, but the school shall he handed over by the Danish Government and the soldiers receive the permission to participate in the services. But no obligations…
They have executed the decision of the committee concerning Thompson. Thompson submits willingly. This is astonishing, since he could get 2-3 time more salary as an employee of a trader. Mrs. Thompson is very sad over the separation from her…
Proposes an annual conference of the missionaries. There all requests to the committee would have to be discussed first. This is especially important concerning buildings. Brethren requesting to be married should submit their desire to this…
Sad news of death of Rev. Bultmann and another brother. Driven away from the Gaboon by the machinations of the Jesuits. Desire to find a field near the Basel Mission somewhere between Whidah and Accra, perhaps Adda.
Description of his disease and the temptations to desperate during it. Cured by cold baths and bloodletting (pp 1-3). Thankful for medical training received at Basel (p 4). Need that Europeans should settle at Tessing (Teshi) -reasons for this (p 5).…
Printed in Heidenbote 1848, pp 50-52. Beginnings at Aburi Not printed: Visit by Schiedt. He slept on the floor. Request for a wife, urgently repeated. Request for carpenter's tools. Plan sketch of the Aburi mission compound.
Halleur’s wife has become blind on one eye. Halleurs leave for Europe. At Quitta (Keta) the Anglos attacked the Governor, a punitive expedition is planned. The Hamburg Missionaries therefore prevented from going there. They now stay with Schiedt. Two…
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