▁Christian . ▁Even ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 6 7 4 , ▁H ia co om es ▁was ▁still ▁seen ▁by ▁one ▁English ▁comment ator ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁" Ind ian ▁teacher " ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁By ▁then , ▁it ▁was ▁W amp ano ag ▁mission aries ▁themselves ▁and ▁not ▁English ▁ones ▁who ▁were ▁leading ▁the ▁conversion ▁charge . ▁He ▁had ▁several ▁children , ▁one ▁of ▁whom , ▁Jo el ▁or ▁Io el , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁Indian ▁students ▁who ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁Indian ▁College ▁during ▁its ▁brief ▁existence ▁but ▁died ▁while ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 0 , ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁John ▁Eli ot ▁and ▁John ▁Cot ton ▁Jr ., ▁the ▁first ▁formal ▁Indian ▁church ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁with ▁H ia co om es ▁ord ained ▁as ▁minister ▁alongside ▁John ▁T ack an ash . ▁He ▁gave ▁the ▁fun eral ▁or ation ▁after ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 0 . ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁descend ants ▁would ▁also ▁become ▁leading ▁Christian ▁Indians ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁A xt ell , ▁James , ▁The ▁In vas ion ▁Within : ▁The ▁Cont est ▁of ▁Cult ures ▁in ▁Col onial ▁North ▁America ▁( O x ford ▁University ▁Press , ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁G ook in , ▁Daniel , ▁Historical ▁Col lections ▁of ▁the ▁Indians ▁in ▁New ▁England