Exodus 6:27

"Handfuls of Purpose"

For All Gleaners

"These are that Moses and Aaron." Exodus 6:27 .

Particular circumstances by which men may be distinguished. Moses and Aaron are special names to us, but they might have had contemporaries who bore the same names. Men may have the same names and yet very different natures and functions. Every man should have a certain name indicating spiritual education, position, and influence. The Christian Church should be distinguished as that Church by which light is increased, charity is distributed, and life is ennobled. Whenever any difficulty arises as to the identity of men or institutions, those men and institutions should instantly be known by the breadth of their spiritual life and the reality of their generous service to the world. It will be of little use to be known as that Church with the long creed, that Church with the heavy purse, that Church with the brilliant intellectual ability; all these qualifications may attach to a worldly institution: the Church of Christ is to be known as that Church which is strong in sacrifice and infinite in sympathy.