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21st February, 2012
Tetteh Quarshie Honoured With Church Service
The first ever remembrance service for Tetteh Quarshie was held yesterday at the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church at Osu in Accra.
The service, which was in honour of Tetteh Quarshie, Ghana‘s first and most outstanding entrepreneur, blacksmith and farmer had the theme ‘Hear the voice of God and obey.’
Tetteh Quarshie was the first to introduce cocoa beans from Fenado Po in the Equatorial Guinea to Ghana.
In a sermon, the Osu North Presbyter, the Reverend Jacob Agudu, charged members of the church to be obedient in doing the work of God”, noting that the gospel was a potential force to transform people wallowing in sin.
He therefore urged the church, as an institution, to use the gospel of Christ to change society, stressing that the church had a potential to change and enhance the political landscape of the
"The church must be reminded of its position as a servant of God, with enormous potential and capacity to transform our country and Africa through evangelism and disciple making" he said.
Rev Agudu expressed concern about the current trends in society, leading many people to spend their lives seeking material gains “which do not extend into eternity.”
He urged Christians to exhibit a life of humility, honesty, hard work, holiness and obedience as Tetteh Quarshie did by according to history, planting the cocoa seed three times before it generated into success which “we all benefit socially and economically.”
Osu stool secretary and technical advisor to the Osu Traditional Council, Nii Solomon Quaynor, speaking on behalf of the Osu Mantse and Osabarima Kwame Otu Darte III, Akuapem Mamponghene, advised the youth to strive for excellence and emulate the spirit of hard work.
He said that it had been about 120 years since the eternal departure of a virtuous and enterprising citizen and “there is the need to celebrate his heritage and his contribution to the economic fortunes of this country,” citing the cocoa industry.
Nii Quaynor urged the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board to set a fund to be handled by the Osu and Mampong traditional youths to benefit from what Tetteh Quarshie established.
The service, which was in honour of Tetteh Quarshie, Ghana‘s first and most outstanding entrepreneur, blacksmith and farmer had the theme ‘Hear the voice of God and obey.’
Tetteh Quarshie was the first to introduce cocoa beans from Fenado Po in the Equatorial Guinea to Ghana.
In a sermon, the Osu North Presbyter, the Reverend Jacob Agudu, charged members of the church to be obedient in doing the work of God”, noting that the gospel was a potential force to transform people wallowing in sin.
He therefore urged the church, as an institution, to use the gospel of Christ to change society, stressing that the church had a potential to change and enhance the political landscape of the
"The church must be reminded of its position as a servant of God, with enormous potential and capacity to transform our country and Africa through evangelism and disciple making" he said.
Rev Agudu expressed concern about the current trends in society, leading many people to spend their lives seeking material gains “which do not extend into eternity.”
He urged Christians to exhibit a life of humility, honesty, hard work, holiness and obedience as Tetteh Quarshie did by according to history, planting the cocoa seed three times before it generated into success which “we all benefit socially and economically.”
Osu stool secretary and technical advisor to the Osu Traditional Council, Nii Solomon Quaynor, speaking on behalf of the Osu Mantse and Osabarima Kwame Otu Darte III, Akuapem Mamponghene, advised the youth to strive for excellence and emulate the spirit of hard work.
He said that it had been about 120 years since the eternal departure of a virtuous and enterprising citizen and “there is the need to celebrate his heritage and his contribution to the economic fortunes of this country,” citing the cocoa industry.
Nii Quaynor urged the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board to set a fund to be handled by the Osu and Mampong traditional youths to benefit from what Tetteh Quarshie established.
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