Good relation to other missionaries. Is reading Greek and Hebrew with Dieterle. Plan to teach Hebrew to a few Africans to make them fit for the bible translation.
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.
Extract from his diary. Sharp gospeller, attacking polygamy and fetishism (pp 2-3). Answers of baptismal candidates: following the pietistic scheme (p 3). Seminary: Character of students improving (pp 3-4). The missionary must be "a personified word…
Translation work for baptismal candidates, baptism of five boys, resistance of paganism (David Asante's mother angry, because David speaks as Mader's interpreter against the fetish and the customs). Hope for a school at Abiriw. Case of church…
Trials with a pump to get the water from the source up. Since there is water, they could begin with cows. He went and bought 4 at Ada. One had to be slaughtered and they give until now very little milk. Foot journeys: Accra, Adda(2 times), Prampram…
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).
First Journey to Akim Taken alone because Widmann unable to travel, and Dieterle sick. Project first seriously considered after Stanger had informed them that the Wesleyans had plans for entering Akim(in mid. 1851). Four days march from the last…
Second journey to Akim Accompanied by three pupils Jonathan, Paul, Wilhelm and a number of carriers. Setting out 10 Feb. In five hours had reached the last Akropong farming village Hawanti, having passed through Amamprobi (described as the farming…
Accounts of early missionary conversation at Abiru Akropong and Larteh: It includes a description of a visitor which his wife recieved - a slave from Abiru who believed that when the Abira Fetish Priest died he would be killed. She had been a slave…
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…
Mostly concerned with the description of an average day. Includes the point that he has five boys in his household, two sons of the king of Akim (Kibi), one e son of the Ch. Fet. Pr. Abiru, one a son of the Ch. F. Pr. Tutu, and one from Akropong (not…
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