A general report of his travels in the 3rd quarter of the year, the first of which had taken place while he was still a Begoro missionary. He stresses the usefulness of visiting small villages where you can meet people as individuals and talk to…
Station Census: Missionaries: Ramseyers & Dilger. Catechist: Ph. Kwabi until July, then he was in Mpraeso Teachers: Emm. Dako (married), and since July Johannes Koranteng (unmarried). Reporting on the progress of the Christian community (it is not…
Announces the various pieces of news which have indicated that there is no danger of war. Inter al a letter from Prince Ansah to him which blames a misunderstanding of the significance of the visit of a recent Asante ambassador to the Governor. He…
Writes that the Amantara delegation of the previous year was from Bompata, asked for a teacher, tried to see the governor via the good officer of the 'King of Accra' who took their money but did not do for them what they had hoped.
Reporting his presence in Aburi and the fact that for several months they had heard in Abetifi rumours that the Asantes were buying up arms and ammunition - he mentions Snyder rifles specifically - but that at the moment when letters come to him from…
Report of a preaching tour. In Obo on one visit the king embraced both him and the catechist. They have taken to preaching in several different quarters in Obo so as to come into contact with more people. People are not so keen on house to house…
The proposal is that they should suggest to the Basel Committee an immediate attempt at a mission settlement in Kumasi. In his commentary he recites grounds for attempting this, adding that the Buck/Huppenbauer expedition indicates that the Asantes…
Concerning the proposed settlement at Kumasi. Recites the reasons for this step which he set out in the commentary to his proposal (No 243 above). His forecasts concerning the future trend of Kwahu politics is still written in a positive way – ‘it is…
Repeating the arguments for proceeding from Abetifi to Kumasi vis-à-vis Anum. Abetifi is nearer, and in 6-8 hours you find yourself in the thickly populated area Asante Akim from where it is a short journey to Juaben There is also some discussion of…
The bulk of the letter is about his learning of the twi language, which he has tiled to do mainly by talking about secular topics. He does not think the Bible Translation is understood by many poople. He offers some proverbs which he has learnt.…
A short letter reporting their arrival in Kumasi, and a friendly and magnificent reception. Explains tout court their decision to make the journey in view of the Asantehene’s wish to have missionaries in his capital, They hope to see the Asantehene…
The journey took place about 10 days after his return from Begoro in the new year. He reports that part of his visit which concerned the independent province (of Asante-Akim), not under Asante. An embassy had come to them asking them for a teacher,…
They arrived in Kumasi on September 5th, and were able to meet the Asantehene on the 9th (the delay caused by obsequy customs). Before the Asantehene 'and his chiefs' they tried to make it quite clear what their objective was. They said they had…
The letter is a footnote to Mohr's report on the visit, No 237 below). The under-chief who had visited David Asante with news of the Asantehene’s requests for a missionary was a Kumasi sub-chief, end he had attended services regularly while staying…
Further comments on the question of a Kumasi mission – mainly based on a letter he has received from Prince Ansah, informing him that several approaches have been made recently from Kumasi to the Wesleyans to settle in Kumasi once more. He does not…
The comments are all more or less against the Kumasi proposal. Eisenschmid e.g. because he reads the events of the 2 visits in 1881 differently and less optimistically than Ramseyer, and Steiner because he thinks that Wesleyan and Basel mission…
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