. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . though we think the Eoman Cath-olics are more numerous there. Along the Gold Coast, which is all underBritish or Dutch protection, the Wesleyau,Basle, and North German societies have sta-tions. The Wesleyan main stations are atCape Coast and Jamestown; and they havescores of out-stations in the interior, with1600 members. The Basle Society has over the missions of the latter society, and keptthem till the war. We are
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . though we think the Eoman Cath-olics are more numerous there. Along the Gold Coast, which is all underBritish or Dutch protection, the Wesleyau,Basle, and North German societies have sta-tions. The Wesleyan main stations are atCape Coast and Jamestown; and they havescores of out-stations in the interior, with1600 members. The Basle Society has over the missions of the latter society, and keptthem till the war. We are informed that in1808 there was not a self-supporting churchnor a free school in the colony. For this rea-son the New York branch broke off from thoColonization Society. Within a few years arenewed effort has been made to supply thereligious and educational wants of this peo-ple. The Baptists re-occupied the field in1868, and seem encouraged. They baptized153 the succeeding year, half of them Cou-goes. The Methodists have maintained theirmission there for nearly forty years, gener-ally at an annual expense of about $30, churches have, till within a year or csi o Steinkopf JGnqua lViwn-y% ;fc \ ^ ^^.^-* Clan William ^5-, .... J(IMJt/ ; 3,w;y-i ^r^:$^i^Y %.. {
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