▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁( the ▁peak ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁system ' s ▁development ) ▁the ▁mission ▁pad res ▁had ▁performed ▁a ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 7 , 7 8 7 ▁bapt isms ▁and ▁ 2 4 , 5 2 9 ▁mar ri ages , ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 6 3 , 7 8 9 ▁death s . ▁ ▁The ▁ne oph y tes ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁well - guard ed ▁mission ▁comp ounds . ▁The ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Francis c ans ▁was ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁constantly ▁occupied . ▁" If ▁the ▁Indian ▁would ▁not ▁work ," ▁writes ▁C . ▁D . ▁Will ard , ▁" he ▁was ▁star ved ▁and ▁f log ged . ▁If ▁he ▁ran ▁away ▁he ▁was ▁purs ued ▁and ▁brought ▁back ." ▁ ▁B ells ▁were ▁vit ally ▁important ▁to ▁daily ▁life ▁at ▁any ▁mission . ▁The ▁b ells ▁were ▁r ung ▁at ▁me alt imes , ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁Mission ▁residents ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁to ▁religious ▁services , ▁during ▁birth s ▁and ▁fun er als , ▁to ▁signal ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁a ▁ship ▁or ▁returning ▁mission ary , ▁and ▁at ▁other ▁times ; ▁nov ices ▁were ▁instruct ed ▁in ▁the ▁intr icate ▁rit uals ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ring ing ▁the ▁mission ▁b ells . ▁The ▁daily ▁routine ▁began ▁with ▁sun r ise ▁Mass ▁and ▁morning ▁pray ers , ▁followed ▁by ▁instruction ▁of ▁the ▁n atives ▁in ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁faith . ▁After ▁a ▁gener ous ▁( by ▁era