The Middle-School suffered a three-week holiday immediately after the riots of February. The soholars returned in rather a rebellious spirit - Sitzler reckons because two holidays close together had reminded them that idleness is rather nice. Then…
Anyinam - he repeats the point that most of the community are slaves out of Kwahu. The Wife of the presbyter who was sold off to Kwahu with her children has not been returned. Nevertheless at Christmas 2 married couples and two children were…
Diese Unterlagen enthalten auch Publikationen der Interkonfessionellen Informationsstelle Glaube und Wirtschaft, welche über Südafrika hinaus gehen. Dazu gehören "Die Arbeitswelt im Umbruch" sowie "Dritte Welt und wir".
Die Akten enthalten Broschüren sowie Korrespondenz mit und über die Organisation Kirche wohin? Die Akten betreffen nicht nur die ASA sondern auch Themen welche KEM und Kirche wohin im Allgemeinen betreffen.
Details of property: He gives the number of Christian houses in Begoro as 20-24. The DC for Akim was staying in the Begoro Mission House at the time of writing the report. The sleeping and eating accommodation for Middle School pupils in Begoro had…
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…
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.
Reports a new intake into the Begoro Middle School. They were: John R. Fori, Winfrid Labi, Hansen Duro, Regnold Dame, Alex. Tani, Jacob Muni, Imm. Atakora. Samuel Ansa was the chief’s son from Begoro who was excluded for adultery.
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…
Forwards the text of a letter from Imm. Boakye in reply to the instructions posting him to Tafo (?). He is willing to go anywhere he is commanded, but no Akim town wants someone who has been expelled by the Asuums, and has also refused to serve the…
Two pupils had been dismissed from the Akim Middle School before Christmas 1885, and when the pupils returned for the next term they were in any frame of mind. However, after the presbyters of several of the most important congregations had visited…
Small pox had broken out in Kukurantumi and Osu. As a result 1aws were passed in Begoro: - All dogs were to be driven out of the town - For 40 days no-one was to go on trek so as to avoid having the small pox brought back into the town. - No drums…
Concerning teacher Oforidee of Kukurantumi. Ata was wanting him to leave mission employment on the strength of having supported him for a year in the Wesleyan School in Cape Coast after he had voluntarily left the Middle School in Akropong. The…
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…
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