au k ets , ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁main land ▁Nar rag ans et ts , ▁who ▁far ▁out number ed ▁the ▁whites , ▁so ▁an ▁effective ▁settlement ▁required ▁friendly ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Indians . ▁But ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Young er ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁motiv ated ▁largely ▁by ▁spiritual ▁concern , ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁practical ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁mission . ▁The ▁son ▁gradually ▁abandoned ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁sec ular ▁tasks ▁and ▁spent ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁among ▁the ▁n atives . ▁Progress ▁was ▁slow ▁at ▁first , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 8 3 ▁converts , ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁Indian ▁children , ▁and ▁two ▁Indian ▁meet ings ▁each ▁S abb ath . ▁The ▁P ray ing ▁Indians ▁of ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard ▁who ▁said ▁grace ▁before ▁me als ▁became ▁a ▁topic ▁of ▁conversation ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁Thomas ▁May hew ▁the ▁Young er ▁carried ▁on ▁his ▁mission ary ▁work ▁with ▁little ▁he ed ▁for ▁his ▁personal ▁fort unes . ▁As ▁the ▁elder ▁May hew ▁put ▁it , ▁his ▁son ▁had ▁followed ▁this ▁work ▁" when ▁' tw as ▁bare ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁ray ment , ▁and ▁when ▁inde ede ▁there ▁was ▁nothing ▁in ▁sight ▁any ▁wa ies ▁but ▁God s ▁promises ." ▁The ▁situation ▁was ▁improved ▁somewhat ▁by ▁the ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁of ▁a ▁London ▁mission ary ▁society , ▁usually ▁called ▁the