Mostly a letter concerned with his personal situation and the history of illnesses suffered by him and his wife since their return to the Coast. However, he makes two points about the way their having servants in fact exacerbated their difficulties -…
This letter is partly printed in Heidenbote 1887 p2f. Schmid mentions rice as especially the crop of Mpraeso, Nkwatia and Bepong. There are weather statistics - temperature and rainfall for the months June-September 1886. They have experienced great…
This report is printed in Heidenbote 1887 pp67ff. The printed version is a case study in relations between the mission and slavery in Kwahu before the Protectorate was declared. It also includes an exchange rate of 18 dollars to 90 Francs. Schmid…
Describing the clothing in which Christians attend street-preaching. One was barefoot, bare-headed wearing only a blue and white striped cloth from Selaga, another wore a length of European cloth and a European hat: another wore with his cloth a…
Part I of this report concerns events in Adesawaase during the smallpox epidemic. It includes the information that there was a priest of Dente in Koforidua called Kwadwo Boadu - the Dente is described as 'imported from Krakye' and is linked with the…
Six Christians have had to be excluded in the six months since he came to Abetifi - he is now not surprised that Brother Marquart resigned through despair, though he feels he should have done more to gain the advice of an experienced man. Brother…
Details of property: 20 Christian houses in the Begoro Christian village (homesteads). In Begoro the classrooms and housefather's lodging for the middle school had been built, the eating and sleeping rooms were in process of being built. In Tete land…
Rösler writes about the change in teachers in terms of Agyei's having a high opinion of himself, and a lot of trouble being cause between himself and the pupils as a result. However he was prepared to accept Rösler’s investigation of what was…
He has employed many native doctors in an attempt to cure the sores which his wife has around her neck and Dr. Fisch is unable to help also. He has left her with her parents in Akwapim. In Kukurantumi he had excluded 3 Christians who ha (been rubber…
The report is dated 29 December 1887 but it must be from 1886. They had had difficulty collecting the Church Tax before the persecutions (it was impossible after), also several of the members were not present at home Sundays, leaving to work at other…
Describing his community of 37 he writes that some of them are emancipated slaves from Kwahu. But they only stop in Anyinam for two or three years, and then go on ’to the wilderness' (marginal comment by a missionary 'he means the coast') 'to join…
A report of a conference of their local agents, which included an extended mask of studies for their evangelists. Mohr encouraged them to teach their catechumenate more biblical history, and sure of the life of Jesus: at the moment dares people at…
The report on the persecutions of December 1886 is largely printed in the 1887 Annual Report pp 86ff. Additional points: The fetish priest involved in the early investigation of the theft was called Akwasiwa, and his fetish Tutu.
From it it appears that the Christians beaten up on December 15th were from Begoro - the missionaries' carriers. Ata was very angry when the missionaries went to complain about the incident, and told them he did not fear white men or black. The…
In the course of the year Asante himself made preaching journeys (beyond the circle of villages around Anumm/Boso/Akwamu) on 18 days, visiting Tschatei, Kayera, Abofrom, 2 Tschokoi villages, 2 Botoku villages, 2 Tutunyan villages, 5 Anvoe villages, 5…
On the receipt of presents for the Boso church from Europe the Boso chief said that they would have to treat the Christians in a friendly way - partly because they were known in Europe. Asante reports that the chief and elders have once more turned…
He has baptised the catechumens in Boso, having examined them, and explained some of the things which they had learned by heart. He dates this as taking place on the 16th Sunday after Trinity. There was one man and his 2 children whose wife…
Petition for posting to Akropong to enable him to look after his children. In his comment on this Eisenschnid, as Twi district Praeses, remarks that almost all the local workers in the mission like sooner or later to work in their home town, and…
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