This discusses the arrangements to be made over supervision in Akim. There had been much pressure from Praetorius and the other missionaries to run Akim from Begoro, leaving local pastors in the main centres to exercise detailed supervision. In the…
En route to Kibi-he visited the evangelist at Asafo - he has 6 boys - who come to school, and a few catechumen. Müller met one catechumen, and saw at once that he was a slave looking for his freedom - 'it often goes like this'. The chief was prepared…
Appealing to the Committee for cover for a debt he has in is personal account. The circumstances leading to it include expenditure of £9 which in fact went on the Mpraeso house at a time when the Committee in Basel were holding expenditure down to…
Concerned with two problems which arose during the Praetorius visit. He and Dilger are now quite at unity and Ramseyer wishes he had never written the letter which he did about their differences. And the community have asked forgiveness for the…
A report on the Mpraeso station, and his work. His 'history' of Mpraeso is that at first he had 7 catechumens, none of whom came to baptism in the end. Then there were a group of 4 who were baptised, and there are four more awaiting baptism now. His…
Transmitting reports on Asante Affairs which he had heard in Asuboa and Bompata. The first account he heard was that Kumasi had fought the other states, the latter wanting to reinstate Karikari as Asantehene. 600 people had died in the battle, The…
On the news brought by Kumawu ambassadors to Abetifi. Describes Kumawu as a small Asante province one day's journey west of Agogo, with the two main towns Kumawu and Bodumase. The messengers arrived on 15th August. Their report and requests were: A…
A German translation of extracts from the original French. He states that were Karikari on the throne there would be a good chance that the Mission would be allowed to start work in Kumasi. (31st Aug) Dilger returning from Agogo and Kumawu doubt if…
Almost entirely concerned with summarising letters received from Prince Ansah. Letter dated 31st July from Ansah: Asante ambassadors arrived on 28th Aug in Cape Coast en route for Accra. They were from the great princes Mampong, Nsuta, Kokofu,…
A stations-conference protocol dated 19th July in fact, over the settling of a catechist in Bompata. This has been agreed in principle the only thing to be decided is when. This conference was about the estimates of expenditure in land-purchase and…
Kibi and Begoro are now a unit under Buck. Huppenhauer and Marquard are in charge of Begoro. In Anyinam they had needed help in restoring the partly fallen-in catechist's house. This was provided by Jos. Müller. Two heathens have been baptised in the…
There are marginal comments from Mohr who read the report in Basel. Marquart had had to leave Begoro to recuperate in Aburi after severe attacks of fever. They were happy to receive into the community in May 11 people who joined the Catechumenate,…
Major events in the year were the opening of the new chapel, the extension of the pastor's house and the building of a new teacher's house. ‘The Christians are also improved in agriculture which business is not cared much in this place of Akim but…
Contrasts the uplift of the consecration of the Kibi chapel-in the presence of Buck and wife, W. Huppenbauer and Krauss with the fact that within a comparatively short time all but Huppenbauer were dead, and he was forced to go to Akwapim for…
Reports a major whooping cough epidemic in which 60-80 children died, none of them Christians. Most families in the heathen town suffered a death. Heathen parents in their perplexity took refuge to the fetishes, asking their aid and protection with…
4 men excluded during the year for re-marrying – an old Christian man of 75 died seeing 2 men dressed in white standing by his bed - the father of Theodor Awua died after continually promising to become a Christian but never actually making it. He…
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