▁in ▁K was o ▁and ▁Ab et ifi . ▁He ▁also ▁used ▁shr ine ▁drums ▁as ▁a ▁call ▁to ▁worship ▁in ▁his ▁pre aching ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁in ▁As ante ▁which ▁proved ▁an ▁effect ▁method ▁in ▁pros ely t ism . ▁He ▁also ▁pione ered ▁the ▁propag ation ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁to ▁royal ▁cour ti ers ▁in ▁the ▁“ M ission ▁to ▁Palace ” ▁initi ative ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁contemporary ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ’ s ▁min istry ▁in ▁As ante . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁David ▁As ante , ▁the ▁first ▁native ▁Ak an ▁mission ary ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁was ▁sent ▁on ▁a ▁fact - find ing ▁expedition ▁in ▁Beg oro , ▁north ▁of ▁Ky eb i , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁A ky em ▁Ab u ak wa ▁State ▁to ▁gather ▁details ▁about ▁Ram se yer ▁and ▁K üh ne . ▁Nothing ▁came ▁of ▁this ▁activity . ▁David ▁As ante ▁later ▁visited ▁K um asi , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Ram se yer ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁mission ary . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁mission aries ▁were ▁finally ▁considered ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁the ▁As ante ▁army ▁had ▁lost ▁a ▁key ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁British , ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sar gr enti ▁War ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 7 4 ) ▁led ▁by ▁Sir ▁Gar net ▁Wol se ley , ▁an ▁Ang lo