▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission . ▁Peter ▁Hall ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁There ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁constant ▁fear ▁of ▁an ▁ins ur gency ▁by ▁the ▁As ante ▁since ▁K w ahu ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁political ▁possession ▁of ▁As ante . ▁Besides , ▁Ram se yer ▁suffered ▁ill - he alth ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁periodic ▁home ▁leave ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁through ▁an ▁arrangement ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁personal ▁friend ▁of ▁Ram se yer ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁As ante ▁royal ▁family , ▁Bos omm uru , ▁Fritz ▁Ram se yer ▁held ▁his ▁first ▁open - air ▁service ▁on ▁As ante ▁soil . ▁About ▁hundred ▁people ▁gathered ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁his ▁message . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁in ▁his ▁report ▁to ▁Bas el , ▁Ram se yer ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁colle agues ▁had ▁started ▁three ▁schools ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 1 1 ▁pup ils . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁they ▁had ▁established ▁eight ▁schools , ▁six ▁out posts ▁that ▁hous ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Christian ▁converts . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁Ram se yer ▁went ▁to ▁K um asi ▁with ▁the ▁Bas el ▁mission ary , ▁Joseph ▁Mo hr .