The health of the missionaries was bad- Kromer's health is broken, and Lodholz suffered severe attacks of fever especially in the first 8 months of the year, being apparent1y twice near to fatal illness. Kukurantumi was visited 8 times, Asiakwa 7…
In the Kukurantumi community one person was re-accepted, and the few members of the community moved into the schoolmaster's house on the mission compound while building their houses on mission land. Andreas Ewi and Josua Abisa, according to what…
Over whether or not Catechist Kwabi should stay in Kukurantumi. Kromer remarks that they have little knowledge of the intimate situation in the Kibi families, and need a catechist of Kwabi's qualities to keep them informed on this point. To this…
Concerning the three graduates of the Kibi Middle School transferred to Akropong. Wilhelm Apeawia - Father the dead king Ata, mother Yaa Bokua. Born 1856-1857, baptised in September 1866, in the School since the beginning of 1863. From Banso. Haas…
Includes some information on relations between the Okyenhene and the English Government in Cape Coast over the Asante war. In April the Okyenhene was called to Cape Coast to assist in concluding a peace with Asante or at least to send ambassadors…
Reports that a controversy between him and his carriers between Kukurantumi and Kibi had come to blows. He had not taken the matter before the Okyenhene, but had been wondering whether he should since it was rumoured that the whole thing was an…
A reply to a question sent by the Basel Committee to all missionaries concerning the life of Christian married couples. Concerning the question whether they eat together and pray together, that is difficult to answer from his own observation. It is…
Taking up his own earlier news about the Mohammedans in Akim and Schrenk's mention of them (Annual Report 1871, p76), Lodholz reports their further history. They were based on Kibi, and travelled to the other towns. On their preparation to leave…
During the year a new catechist was posted to the station - William Adow. The Kromers left at the beginning of the year because of health difficulties - Haas was able to marry in November. Both the Lodholz, and Missionary Haas, experienced severe…
Statistics — numbers of members of the community 6 (excluding the members of the Asante family). Communicants: 4 Children: 2 Non-communicants: 4 Catechumens: 2 Heathen pupils in the school: 10 Teacher: Samuel Ohene. Travelling has been frustrated by…
Remarks over the repairing of the mission house in Kukurantumi, that Akim shingle roofs seem to last only 8 years or so, while in Akwapim, with the more suitable wood available, they last for 20-30 years. Widmann adds in a subscript that the same…
Their attempts to get more boys for the school from the Okyenhene and his elders are having no effect at all. A boy who came to them by his own free will from Apapam has been taken away after the missionaries refused to pay 27 dollars for him.…
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