1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 19it under Christian auspices and thus give an object lesson tothe Chinese concerning the most advanced movements of thewestern world both in the science and art of healing and theChristian ministry to the body as well as to the soul. Thesuggestion has met in China with wide-spread approval Heis the author of a valuable treatise on the opium habit and hasbeen foremost among those who have endeavored to mitigatethe terrible ravages of this drug. His frank honest face, hisgentleness of touch and at the same time his strong convictionof what is right, have won for him as a missionary the heartsof the people. Large sums of money have been devoted bywealthy Chinese to the. extension of his wojk and equipmentand even to the building of residences for his assistants.Their own homes are thrown wide open to him and his wifewho ably seconds in his work among the women. But throughit all Hector Park has remained the same earnest, consistentChristian that he was in the days of his young manhood whenhe came off of a farm among the hills of Georgia.W. R. LAMBUTH, M. D.,Missionary Secretary of the Southern Methodist Church.THE HOME OF THE PARENT CHAPTER.Ohio Alpha is justly proud of her new chapter house andfeels well repaid for all the labor expended since the movementwas begun last autumn. The culmination was reachedin May when the property was purchased. The cost of itwas $2,500, a very moderate price if we consider the highvalue of property in Oxford. When it was learned that itcould be bought at this price, a movement was made to raiseenough of money to close the deal. In one week, by personalinterviews and by mail, ;?i,ioo was raised among thenear alumni and members of the chapter. Another |i,ooohas been subscribed in notes, and in a short time the balancewill be secured in notes by the chapter house association.By the time of the next national convention we expect tohave sufficient money raised to remodel the house. In conductingthis movement and concluding the negotiations thegreatest credit is due to Bro. Karl H. Zwick, of Roanoke,Louisiana, and Dr. Guy Potter Benton, the president ofMiami University.The house is situated on a corner lot, 66x165 feet, facingthe campus and directly opposite the new Hepburn Hall,which is just being completed as a woman's dormitory. We