Mainly an administrative discussion. He had been told during the year that the Abetifi School had at its disposal a large capital - over £20. In fact he had found it in debt to the tune of £13. The explanation seems to have been that excessive…
Apart from one case of fever, the missionaries have not been stopped from working by health problems at all in 1882. The Census figures are a result of 16 baptisms (13 of them baptisms of adult heathens). However, it is not so easy to answer the…
The letters No. 205, 213, 214 and 215 belong together. A summary of the four letters is given here. A report of the journey is also printed in "Der Heidenbote", 1881, pp 43ff (based on No. 213). The letter No. 215 is printed for the Friends of the…
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