On the day of his death  in his eightieth year  Elliot  'the Apostle of the Indians ' was found teaching an Indian child at his bedside. 'Why not to rest from your labours now?' asked a friend. 'Because ' replied the venerable man  'I have prayed God to render me useful in my sphere  and he has heard my prayers  for now that I can no longer preach  he leaves me strength enough to teach this poor child the alphabet.'
S. Chaplin
aging, old, age