Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-05-30
scatter Good nTIssion.

Scatter Good was the name proposed by
Miss Treadway (now Mrs. Prof e. f. bar
ker, of Philadelphia) and adopted by the OLD
mission school successfully carried on IN TINS
city for many years under the superintend-
ence of John G.. North. During the summer
months the children (many of whom were
very poor and destitute) we're taken into the
country upon the hills, or to the seaside, for
a days pleasure. On one occasion lit was
about the first season of the running of cars
on the Derby railroad) the school, number
ing about two hundred, went over to Biz
mingham, up to the falls and across the great
bridge to the hills on Huntington side, and
there spread their feast and sang their songs,
in the presence of the citizens. who were as
tonished at the proceedings of such motley
group, whose appetites knew no bounds and
whose shouts of joy rang from hill to hill.
The spot where they celebrated was marked,
and although. since that day the "riyers of
| waters have been turned into new channels
and great factories have been built and mag
nifcent dwellings erected, and the place is
now changed and known Shelton, Scatter
Good memories still exist, for on that same
spot has been established Scatter Good mis-
| sion, whose fifth anniversary was held last
Friday evening under the able management
of Mr. F. W. Hoyt, superintendent, and his
associates. Mr.. Hoyt is now a merchant at
| Shelton, but was formerly of New Haven,
and knowing what the New Haven Scatter
Good mission accomplished and seeing the
rapid growth of Shelton with multitudes of
operatives whose children had no Sabbath
home he established this mission five years
ago. The success of the work made many
friends among both the rich and the poor, so
that at the building of the chapel parents.
teachers and friends of the school of every
name and nation put their hands to the work
until the whole was completed, without a
dollars debt. At the anniversary last week
it was announced that although much ex.
pense is required to carry out'the work IN all
its departments of usefulness, yet the mis-
sion was sustained without the burden of q
debt.
The influence and power of the old Scatter
mission is felt to-day in New Haven. Many
of the Scatter Good girls and boys are now
| among our most thriving citizens, well to dc
in business and active in church and Sunday
| schools. The power of the Scatter Good
mission is felt in Shelton. The children and
parents are greatly attached to the super1n'
| tendent and to the teachers of the school;
and while in previous days were floating from
town to town and shop to shop, never salts
fed, they have become permanent citizens
and refuse even to hire houses distant from
J the mission Thus the manufacturers have
| more reliable and faithful workmen and thu
grown-up children become good and temper
| ate men and women to fill the demands fol
| increasing industry. The exercises last weel
were made interesting by the presence of thu
superintendent of the old Scatter Good mis-
sion, who has been present at all its anniver
saries. The thrilling Rotations and dia
logues rendered by the little Sanford orators
together with the readings of Mrs. Sanfort
and the songs and Rotations by the school
will long be remembered by those who wer
fortunate enough to get within hearing dis
tance. Many hundreds went away unabl
even to get near open window or door
way. After the exercises real feast of goo
things for the stomach, etc., was made 70
all the scholars, which ended the fifth ami
versary of Scattergood.