He hears from Freeman the Bishop of Sierra Leone has despatched an 'Agent' (catechist) to work for the Church Missionary Society. The Sierra Leonians had asked the bishop for pastoral oversight during his visit to Accra in March 79. It seems that…
Reports on the judicial process against Ata in Accra. Buck recalls that he had appealed to the Governor for the imposition of freedom to pursue crop and naimal husbandry and any type of craft in Akim, 'otherwise it would be possible for the…
Reports the deportation and imprisonment of Ata in Lagos. Knows nothing about his successor unfortunately the Christian branch of the family is too a young-- the oldest is 16 and in the school in Akropong. He reckons the work in Kibi will be hindered…
Report major increases in the population of school age children of Christians in Akim. The school is not the answer to the problem of what to do with them - inter al they are needed on the farms, and many of them are girls. They have already set up a…
Reporting a visit to Fankyeneko in the new year. The people had been unhappy about the arrangements for building the catechist’s house – they had hoped to earn money from the mission in this connection to pay off debts, which the mission's allowance…
A new chapel is being built in Kibi, and there are 21 houses in the Christian village (excluding missionaries' and teachers' houses). 14 houses in the Salem at Kukurantumi. Asiakwa is listed as having been founded in 1877, therebeing mission land, a…
The report is mostly printed in Heidenbote 1880, pp43-44. Additional points: He gives the figure of 8 people who had broken with fetishism in Otumi. He also lists the catechumens over and above those mentioned in the printed portion of the report -…
In the chapel building he had only one skilled assistant - the rest of the people had to be taught e.g. shingling. He himself was busy with the stone-breaking and building in swish. One woman has to be excluded for adultery, and another suspended…
The report is partly printed in Heidenbote 1880, pp90-91. Additional information: He describes Asuum as the same size as Begoro, and names the Ashanti town which one reaches after 1.5 days from Asuum Oboku. Several months before a fetish priest had…
One of the school teachers had been called to Accra for the case against Ata. Buck's way of finding out how things had gone during the absence of himself and one of the teachers was to order a quick inspection of clothes and books. The results were…
A request to promote Cat. Mullings to Deacon. First reason - the size of the Asiakwa community following recent gains. Second reason - Mullings, 30 years old, West Indian stock, is the first catechist and founder of the church in Asiakwa. His love of…
Part of this report is published in Heidenbote 1881, pp27ff. To the end of the first paragraph in the printed section about the Akim community being made up of freed slaves is more explicit in the report: Without the king's positivity it would have…
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