The king has presented him the land for the mission station, though to avoid future difficulties, Süss gave the king a present at the conclusion of the transaction. The king has in the past given him food in order to help him remain in Gyadam.
He has successfully farmed tobacco, and is smoking it. But has been badly ill again and expects to remain unhealthy till he has built a stone house. Sunday, service is now held in his house, on the streets of the town it is rather disturbed. He wants…
Süss has his own house on his own farm. His regular Sunday preaching is well attended, though he does not count how many people are there. In the daytime he visits the chief and elders - at night he goes to the town to enter into conversation with…
Again little about the actual situation in Gyadam, his reception etc. He describes the rumour that he was taken unconscious to the fetich as a great heathen lie. He does say however, that the Gyadam chief was concerned about his leaving and appealed…
The Gyadam chief is pleased-that he is going to remain in Gyadam despite, his illnesses. The bulk of the letter is justification for his decision to come to Gyadam and stay there – little is revealed about Gyadam itself. Süss has been chiefly…
Mostly concerned with the description of an average day. Includes the point that he has five boys in his household, two sons of the king of Akim (Kibi), one e son of the Ch. Fet. Pr. Abiru, one a son of the Ch. F. Pr. Tutu, and one from Akropong (not…
First Journey to Akim Taken alone because Widmann unable to travel, and Dieterle sick. Project first seriously considered after Stanger had informed them that the Wesleyans had plans for entering Akim(in mid. 1851). Four days march from the last…
Ramseyer feels Missionary Marquart would only be happy in a ‘marquartish’ Mission. He has ignored the real progress made in getting rid of the system of total support from outside. Both Ramseyer and Müller say that Marquart lacks the proper…
Mentions that many former slaves from the interior are members of the church in Pepiase, and ‘feel very happy with us'. This says Ramseyer is evidence that while the project would no doubt go through many sad experiences, it would not be hopeless.
There is no indication of a family relationship between this Dr Lombard and the Dr Lombard who later worked for the Kanarese and Basel Mission for decades in Karnataka.
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