The most important parts of this report are printed in the Jahresbericht 1852, pp 243-267) Pages numbered 25-47. pp 25-27: Size of the region where Ga is understood. Adumase and Ga. pp 27-28: General notes on fetishism. pp 28-29: Oecological…
He has been in the habit of allowing the costs of 8-10 loads for younger catechists, and 10-12 loads for older ones. This allows them to take provisions with them, salt, parrafin, mattresses. Any child is allocated one load. He would like also a rule…
In a short letter about approved scales of furniture for catechists etc. houses, Ramseyer suggests that these be increased - they cannot expect the catechist to sleep on the approved bed stead without wanting one for his wife, similarly rather than…
The impact of the struggle between Atta in Kibi and David Asante, and the latter's being posted away from Kibi, has been that people feel that Atta has won a victory, and that he has acted or the basis of recognised rights. In the typhus epidemic 170…
A part of the report is printed in Heidenbote 1878 p 51 (The bulk of the unprinted material is concerned with Eisenschmid’s impressions on a return to Kibi).. In discussing Begoro he says that he had visited the station several times before, the…
Report of a preaching tour. In Obo on one visit the king embraced both him and the catechist. They have taken to preaching in several different quarters in Obo so as to come into contact with more people. People are not so keen on house to house…
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…
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…
The monthly payment received by boys in the higher classes was 2s (NB he gives an exchange rate of £4 to 100 Francs). Frequently he is badgered by relatives of the boys who want money from the mission because they are at school. He has even been…
Attempts to buy land in Nkwatia end Bepong have failed. They have to fight ageinst misapprehension among the Christians as well as the heathen that money from Europe can easily be come by the missionaries and secondly that they need land in all…
During the year a new catechist was posted to the station - William Adow. The Kromers left at the beginning of the year because of health difficulties - Haas was able to marry in November. Both the Lodholz, and Missionary Haas, experienced severe…
Politically a peaceful year, though there is still conflict between Atta and Agyeman over the land on which the latter is settling. The report transmits some material on the history of Akim told to Strömberg by Apietu, a grey-haired elder of Kibi. He…
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…
Disciplinary Proceedings over the months April-Juli 1881 over Catechist Sakyi It is not clear from where the investigation started, except that it cannot have been from Begoro, since Mohr writes strongly in defence of Sakyi. Comparatively little is…
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