e s p e c ia lly the B ible In the lo c a l languages, began to be re lim te d . In th is p erio d , a s t a r t was made by the production o f S crip tu re lesoons which ev e n tu ally becarae an e n tire ly tra n s la te d Bible* For the p re ss, then, as w ell ae fo r the echool, the prim ary o b je c t wae the epread and c u ltiv a tio n o f O h ristia n knowledge* This ra th e r
narrow concept of ed ucation was la te r to cause considerable tro u b le , but fo r the time i t seems to have f ille d the need*
The school programme a lso underwent growth* Hot only were the number of schools increased as in te r e s t grow and su ita b le teachers found, but the n ature o f th ese schools was enlarged* Fèr in sta n c e , a d u lt education was added to th a t of c h ild re n ^ , and In fa n t schools
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were begun In a d d itio n to the reg u la r day schools* E ducation, then, w hile not g e ttin g p ast a predom inantly elem entary stage a t th is
tim e, grew, and i t s connection both w ith C h ristia n expansion and w ith the r is e of c iv iliz a tio n became clearer*
0*. A rch itectu re
In the fie ld of a rc h ite c tu re , the g en e ra l trends la id down in the previous period continued, enooumged by the r e la tiv e peace of the time* Borne o f the e a r lie r preoccupations had boon hurd led , and the time had come fo r expansion and in te n s if ic a tio n . While not having as much o f the problem o f tr a n s ito ry l i f e , the m issio n aries were
s t i l l bothered by the d if f ic u lty o f o b taining c e rta in types of ^M offat to Rev* John O layton, 22 February 18)2*
Wright to Foreign S e c re ta ry , 10 Ju ly 18)2, and Wright to P h ilip , 1 December 18)2*
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) . b u ild in g m aterial* c h ie fly wood* and by the clim ate# The p o licy of b u ild in g solid* permanent stru c tu re s* la id down In the previous p erio d , wan fo r the time being the c h ie f a rc h ite c tu ra l importance so f a r as th is study is concerned* and not u n til a la te r period were o th er o ig n ifle a n t p a tte rmeï e s ta b1ish ed # For the time being*then* the im portance.o f a rc h ite c tu re to th is study is in the bu ild ing o f permanent s tru c tu re s in fix ed lo c a li tie s , and the èbvious move away from im ita tio n of H ative b uilding in order to make th e ir message more a t home in th e environment and to enable them to move w ith the people# This c o n tin u atio n of former p o lic y may be seen in the preference of b rick or stone as the fa v o u rite b u ild in g m a te ria l both fo r the new houseo. and churches a t the two sta tio n s* ^ I t may be assumed* w ithout any doubt, th a t the p o lic y was not to im ita te the N ative type of building* but to encourage the A fricans to imi ta te the European s ty le of a rc h ite c tu re , m odified as I t was by the environment# At Griqua Town, plans were made f o r an e n tir e ly new v illa g e w ith b u ild in g s o f stone p attern ed a f te r those o f the m ission aries#
**Tho e re c tio n
of
our new v illa g e has fo r some time been going on w ith vigour# About 20 good s u b s ta n tia l b u ild in g s a re now in p ro g ress, in clu d in g2
m issions houses and theschool# From the s p i r i t and energy w&ioh our people d is cover in th e ir p resen t o p e ra tio n s, we f l a t t e r ourselves ( should no unforeseen event In te rru p t) th a t 0riqua Town w ill ere long mate a very resp ectab le appearance and th a t
i t s in h a b ita n ts w ill be in a decidedly improved condition#’*^ W rig h t and Hughe©, re p ly to Oovernment Q uestlonalre*
2ÿ Ju ly 18)1*
and M offat to.Rev# John O layton, 22 February 18)2# ^W right to Orme,