When General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, was getting toward the end of his life, his eyes failed. His son, Bramwell, who succeeded him in the leadership of the Army, told the aged saint that the doctors could do no more for his eyes.

“Do you mean that I am blind and must remain blind?”

“I fear it is so.”

“Shall I never see your face again?” asked the old man.

“No,” said Bramwell, “probably not in this world.”

The old father reached out for his son’s hand and said, “God must know best, Bramwell. I have done what I could for God and the people with my eyes. Now I shall do what I can for God and the people without my eyes.”