ong . ▁The ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁then ▁appointed ▁Ram se yer ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁boys ’ ▁middle ▁school ▁at ▁Ak rop ong , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁T wi ▁language . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁ord ained ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁minister ▁during ▁a ▁f url ough ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁ ▁So cio - polit ical ▁context ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁government ▁was ▁cont empl ating ▁abandon ing ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁as ▁a ▁col ony ▁due ▁to ▁perce ived ▁economic ▁un vi ability ▁in ▁the ▁im pen et rable ▁for ested ▁middle ▁bel t ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁E ager ▁to ▁keep ▁its ▁mission ary ▁presence ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast , ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁Home ▁Committee ▁assigned ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁mission aries , ▁E lias ▁Sch ren k ▁ ▁( 1 8 3 1 – 1 9 1 3 ) ▁, ▁on ▁a ▁fact - find ing ▁and ▁diplom atic ▁task ; ▁prov ing ▁to ▁West min ster ▁that ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁infrastr ucture , ▁particularly ▁roads ▁would ▁open ▁up ▁the ▁natural ▁resource - rich ▁forest ▁Ak an ▁hinter land . ▁He ▁sa iled ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁argued ▁his ▁case ▁before ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁committee ▁after ▁pet ition ing ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Secretary . ▁Sch ren k ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁his ▁mission ▁and ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁remained ▁a ▁British ▁col ony . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8