THE BEAUTIFUL LADDER^ 333 
and prayers will ever follow you with the warm¬ 
est wishes for your continued success and a final 
crown of glory. 
“And now, before we finally sever these 
pleasant bonds, let us once more seek that 
blessing without which all knowledge is vain 
and purposes fruitless.” 
Ella took her seat at the organ, and started 
that sweet lyric so often sung when Christian 
friends must say farewell— 
“When shall we meet again?” 
After the song a fervent appeal to the throne 
of grace followed, invoking divine guidance for 
the young friends in all their pursuits, and espe¬ 
cially that they might be brought to a hearty 
and speedy knowledge of the love and mercy 
of Christ Jesus the Lord. 
Then came the ardent grasp of the parting 
hand, and an earnest “ Good-bye ” and God 
bless you! and the special lessons at Willow 
Brook were brought to a close. 
