▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁They ▁were ▁H . ▁Str icker ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Ak rop ong ▁College , ▁G . ▁Z urch er ▁and ▁H . ▁D ew ald ▁at ▁Ch rit ians borg , ▁P . ▁Di eter le ▁at ▁the ▁Ab ok obi ▁station , ▁E . ▁Sch er rer ▁of ▁the ▁Ab uri ▁station , ▁N . ▁Rh ode ▁and ▁H . ▁Hen king ▁at ▁Ab et ifi ▁and ▁F . ▁J ost ▁at ▁the ▁K um asi ▁station . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁it ▁became ▁un law ful ▁for ▁any ▁European ▁mission ary ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁A ku ap em . ▁By ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁London ▁had ▁ordered ▁all ▁Bas el ▁mission aries ▁to ▁exit ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁with ▁immediate ▁effect . ▁The ▁colonial ▁government ▁also ▁conf isc ated ▁all ▁Bas el ▁mission ▁assets ▁on ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Mission aries ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Free ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁who ▁were ▁then ▁based ▁in ▁Cal ab ar , ▁Niger ia ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁mission ’ s ▁practice ▁in ▁Gh ana . ▁A ▁new ▁structure ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁hand ing ▁over ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁Gh ana ians , ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁name , ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 9 ,