Hugo Röthlisberger war zeitweise bei der BM zuständig für die Heimatarbeit, wo ursprünglich die Fäden für alle regionalen Stellen, einschliesslich Kollektenblatt etc., zusammenliefen. HR ordnet diese Unterlagen streng nach geographischen Regionen, in…
More on the Juaben problem. He quotes a reply to his letter to Abetifi from Werner dd 16 August. In Abetifi they were surprised to hear of troubles developing between Asante and Juaben. All is quiet there, and no-one grudges the Juabenhene his fate…
The first three pages report the development of the Juaben affair. The Governor had said in his letter that in the event of trouble he could not extend protection to the Abetifi missionaries. Dieterle repeats that so far as he knows no trouble is in…
An oral message thanking the Governor for his concern for the missionaries in the event of a Juaben-Asante war. He feels however there is nothing to be feared at the moment - if there were he would have heard from David Asante (admittedly he is away…
The dialectic between Christians and heathen at the time of Johannes Asamoah's death was in terms of the heathen saying 'The School kills' and the catechist preaching 'why then are so many people dying in Begoro town?' The work went better, except…
Almost entirely concerned with the problems of building. He lost his first set of building apprentices because he was too tough with them. The second set he has been more successful with, but now they want more money, and are choosy how much work…
Hauptunterlagen zu den Regionen GR/GL, die durch die Ablagen KEM-04.05.04.05, KEM-04.05.04.11 und KEM-04.05.04.12 ergänzt werden. Die Ablage ist alphabetisch nach Orten geordnet.
A description of the consecration ceremonies in the church on Ascension Day. They like Abetifi had had great difficulties putting up swish with the frequent rains. They were visited by Werner from Abetifi, the Boys Boarding School pupils from Kibi,…
Includes the accounts of the building both to date, and with estimates of the costs to come. There are also estimates for making a churchyard and building a wall. Work on the station so far into 1877 had been held up by the bad weather, and the lack…
On the subject of peoples’ attitudes to the Mission he reports a general disillusionment with the fetish priests. People often say to him that they do not believe in the fetishes but they are afraid. It is true that there are other problems hindering…
They are looking forward to baptising 21 people when the chapel is consecrated on Ascension Day. 8 of them are women, 4 the wives of the men already baptised. All have been forbidden from travelling so that they may be regularly instructed and kept…
The report is partially printed as an appendix to the Annual Report of the Basel Mission 1878 (p. 85ff). It is mostly phased in general terms. The Christian community has with difficulty been assembled on the quiet of the mission hill, away from the…
Contains political news. They were surprised a fortnight ago to hear from the coast news of a danger of war between the Juabens and Asante. No such worry is present in Kwahu, where the impression is that the Governor had taken energetic steps to…
Mainly an account in general of the building. He does however, write in praise of the workers whom he brought with him to Abetifi. When he shows them how to do a thing they can do it, for example, windows, which everyone knows demand very careful…
Werner’s marriage has been arranged. He is currently in Begoro, having travelled there on his horse newly bought from Salaga. Contrasting the progress of the two stations, he says that the main problem at Abetifi is the existence of slavery. All the…
Part of this letter is printed in ‘Heidenbote’ 1877, p. 78 under the title “The Fetish Tree of Asiakwa”. The only part of the report relevant to the Kwahu station is that he was able to recruit craftsmen for Abetifi only in Akropong, where it seems…
The letter is mostly concerned with the question of his marrying. Evidently the matter is already in train, and the father of the lady involved is not ready to give his consent without knowing more about the accommodation in Abetifi. Werner therefore…
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