The matter of transfer of government school and church: There are no conditions attached to the offer. The mission will be free to continue as before and to take only a few more children into its already wasting school and the care of the mulattos as…
Glad that he has received notification about his station and task. Cannot learn much Ga, morning and evening taken with the teacher training task, afternoon often interrupted. Has cared for Rev. Graff (North German Mission) during his sickness till…
5 pages and introductory note by Schiedt and 3 pages of the German translation. The meeting constituted itself and adopted the name "The alliance between Christian missionary brethren connected with different churches engaged in missionary…
Parts printed: Heidenbote 1848, p 74 (Wrecked French war ship, slave trade) Not printed: Request for Thompson should be reinstalled. The risk to be taken since teacher necessary an especially Mrs. Thompson cannot be replaced. Halleur still here,…
Has two baptismal candidates, till no children in school. Took part in the important missionary conference at Accra. Knows that interpreters are not ideal. Answers to the question whether a Methodist conversion should not give reason to rejoicement?…
Baptism on Christmas: Ashante, Irenki,Keteku and Ado Mensa. They are now called: David Dieterle, William D. Hoffmann, Paul Staudt, Isaak Ostertag. The parents and relatives were not opposed to their baptism. Curious idea: A baptised person should not…
Parts printed: Heidenbote 1848, pp 74-75 (funeral sacrifice at Tutu, noisy interruption of services). Not printed: Baptism of the first fruits. Baptismal lessons with Jonathan Bekoe Palmer begun. His father a good man (pp 1-2). Elders wanted to…
Pleads for Thompson: He should be given a school in the interior in future (p 1). How he learns Twi: comparing dictionaries and working out his own (p 2). Evening school with the West Indians. Personal matters between schiedt and Stanger (p 3).…
Glad that inspector encourages him to plant. Widmann had been against it but he, Mohr, liked it very much to serve the pagans thus. 2-300 plaintains and Banana planted, 5-600 little coffee tree seedlings transplanted, about 1000 Yams, beans. The West…
Visited Krobo. Chief O Loko Patu friendly. He has already sent three of his children to the Wesleyan school at Danish Accra. Claim to have none to send to Akropong. Mountain villages steep and narrow rooms. He should investigate the possibility of…
Personal affairs with the West Indians: Widmann sees that in a certain case he did wrong (pp 1-3). About the planting: It is uneconomic to plant native fruits and root (yams etc.). Better concentrate on coffee and other products not planted by the…
Mainly concerning the future of the West Indians. After three month everyone must have made up his mind whether to return or to stay. Those remaining shall get stone houses (size and way of building laid down). They shall be encouraged to plant, not…
Account on the attempts to cultivate plants, attempts to make manure (p 2) The West Indians begin to plant. The missionaries work on their farms also to show them how to do it (p 3). Success of Mr. Mohr's farm. Request for seeds of breadfruit tree…
pp 1-2: Marriage matter. p 3: Request for the model of an oil press of a simple type. The plan they have are too complicated. Need for saws and instructions for the making of tobacco. p 4: Requests for school books and for watches for the West…
About the progress in school and the difficulties: Twi spelling not yet fixed enough, children admitted into school at odd times, lack of teachers (pp 1-2). Trouble with termites in house (p 2). Suicide of Adukrum poisoner. Difficulties of the…
Report on the plantation work (p 1). Difficulties with labourers settled. Buildings, carpentry work, repair of West Indian houses (p 2). The sawing machine repaired, but the wood cannot be brought here, therefore the machine useless (pp 2-3). Sheep…
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