The Abetifi catechist, Stephan Sakyi, had been away from the station for two monthis. The two missionaries are nowhere near proficient in twi at this stage.
The letter is quoted in extenso but not completely as an annex to the annual report of 1876 (p 117-118). Additional material in the manuscript includes the following, mostly about labour troubles: Once their workers had got a certain degree of skills…
Reports a rumour which they feel after interview with the king has some substance, that war is in the offing between Asante and Kwahu. The Juabens staying in Kwahu are leaving for Akim. There is also a rumour that the Juabenhene is preparing to…
The contact between the three Kwahu sub-chiefs and Kumasi which seems to have been the base of the rumour, was a group of 4 men sent from Obo to Asante to receive the money for a delivery of salt. Werner reckons that what really happened was that…
A letter for general publication, obviously intended for the public. On the right en route from the town of Abetifi to the Mission Station is a sacred wood with huge trees, in which are a number of apes, also sacred. On left is mission land. The path…
A general letter about his life and work. Lamenrs the difficulties - a lack of skilled and trustworthy men (two of the sawyers were from Abokobi, and even these were pressing for higher pay), and his own inability either in twi or English (especially…
Published apparently in toto as an appendix to the Annual Report for 1877 of the mission. It repeats on the whole the content of the letter No. 257. The building (of which some more exact details are given) has been their main business, they have…
They are looking forward to baptising 21 people when the chapel is consecrated on Ascension Day. 8 of them are women, 4 the wives of the men already baptised. All have been forbidden from travelling so that they may be regularly instructed and kept…
On the subject of peoples’ attitudes to the Mission he reports a general disillusionment with the fetish priests. People often say to him that they do not believe in the fetishes but they are afraid. It is true that there are other problems hindering…
Includes the accounts of the building both to date, and with estimates of the costs to come. There are also estimates for making a churchyard and building a wall. Work on the station so far into 1877 had been held up by the bad weather, and the lack…
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