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…
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…
Werner’s marriage has been arranged. He is currently in Begoro, having travelled there on his horse newly bought from Salaga. Contrasting the progress of the two stations, he says that the main problem at Abetifi is the existence of slavery. All the…
Mainly an account in general of the building. He does however, write in praise of the workers whom he brought with him to Abetifi. When he shows them how to do a thing they can do it, for example, windows, which everyone knows demand very careful…
Dieterle and Buhl (21st March) recite the facts more or less as they are reported by Mohr (see No 232. One additional piece of information appears – the fetish priest who identified the missionaries as the cause of the epidemic was called Kesewa).…
On the subject of the English regime, its relations with Basel etc. - Buhl as Mission Treasurer in Christiansborg seems held to have a watching brief over events on the Gold Coast for the Basel Committee. He reports the relations between Ramseyer and…
The Catholic who visited Kumasi was from Sierra Leone, he visited Buha when he came to Accra. His visit to Kumasi was a private project - there was no suggestion of a Catholic mission being set up in Kumasi. Indeed he felt that until the arbitrary…
The court case took place from 17th to 21st December in Accra. Dieterle and Eisenschmid repeat the point about the bribing of witnesses by Ata and mention Sam. Gyima as having played a sad role. They say their problem is defending Asante without…
The letter is a commentary on the court action and the Governor's letter asking that he be moved from Kibi. Ata claimed Asante had written letters for people who wanted to accuse him before the English courts. Asante, states that he has never done…
On receipt of the Governor's letter (No. 6, annex) they have decided to recall Asante from Kibi to Akwapim. This is done in order not to damage the Mission by a long-drawn out conflict with the British Government. They have informed the Governor,…
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