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…
A description of the consecration ceremonies in the church on Ascension Day. They like Abetifi had had great difficulties putting up swish with the frequent rains. They were visited by Werner from Abetifi, the Boys Boarding School pupils from Kibi,…
Almost entirely concerned with the problems of building. He lost his first set of building apprentices because he was too tough with them. The second set he has been more successful with, but now they want more money, and are choosy how much work…
The dialectic between Christians and heathen at the time of Johannes Asamoah's death was in terms of the heathen saying 'The School kills' and the catechist preaching 'why then are so many people dying in Begoro town?' The work went better, except…
On page 4 is a long paragraph about the Juabens. In April the ‘Commandant’ from Accra travelled through Aburi on his trek into Akira to arrange land for the settlement of the Juabens. He seemed happy that all was well, but Dieterle’s observation is…
Includes the point that Buck has arrived on the station, as has Cat. Anoba and pastor (deacon) Nath. Date. The numbers in the Christian community have risen from 56 to 108 (Kibi alone) with 80 communicants, 3 non-communicants, 25 children and 11…
The school had gone on peacefully in 1877 - the boys need to be prompted to tidiness and industry. He gives a biography of one of the Asante pupils. His name was Ofusuhene, his father had been the Asante representative in Kwahu, and thus taken…
Describes the difficulties when as many as 20 of the pupils claim to be sick in the morning. His picture is in fact one of pupils eager for the vacation to commence and not strongly motivated to do school work. 7 boys stayed in the charge of the Kibi…
Contains the information that the Kukurantumi chief had for a time been attending their street preaching, but, that be had been criticised for this by the fetish priest who tried to excite the people of the town against him.
Discusses in brief the opportunities for expansion in Akim. He is making preparations to station a man in Asiakwa. Fankyeneko has also indicated a strong wish for a teacher and there are 9 catechumens there. Apedwa also asks for a teacher, and though…
5 young men of the village of Apinaman (South of Kibi) have announced themselves as catechists. Preaching in Kibi is suffering from a great decrease in population due not only to the effects of the Emancipation, but also to many families moving out…
Reports a campaign to tighten up the teachers' control of the school, stopping the pupils going off to Kibi without permission e.g., and making sure that evening studies were supervised. A subscript, by J.M. Müller adds that the school was certainly…
The assembly at which Asante was first told to leave Akim consisted of Ata and the elders of Kibi, Apedwa, and Apapam, and the 'people': The two charges preferred against him were that he had taken the initiative in getting Ata's slaves baptised, and…
Contains information not only about the events in Kibi in September, but also a preaching journey in Akim in August. This covered 17 villages, its general direction (North West and North East of Kibi) was determined by news of places where there were…
Includes the point that though the Governor had summoned the Okyenhene and his supporters to Christiansborg on 1st November, he was hoping that the case would be settled peaceably between the parties so that this would not be necessary. The Akropong…
Asante had recently been on the coast over the question of events in Kibi. Buck had been invited before the Governor to answer the question to whom the Governor should approach to express himself concerning the charges made against Asante and press…
In part is printed as appendix to the 1878 Annual report of the Mission (p. 87ff). The additional material is almost entirely personal, concerning his marriage late in 1877 (at a time just after the death of one missionary wife, and when another was…
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