The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-21
1T WILL FIND You OUT.

People are very careful, sometimes, AZ to how
they commit sin, and take far more trouble in
doing wrong, than ever it would take them in
doing right. Sometimes they escape detection
for years; sometimes, as far as this world is
concerned, sin never seems 70 find them out
But it is not often SO. Generally there Is some
thing, some "hcle in the val" that serves to
bring the deed done in darkness into the broad
| clear light of day. Well says the old proverb,
"lt will take great many shOveifuls of earth to
| bury the truth"
| graveyard. The sexton was busy digging a
grave, and presently threw up human skull.
The minister took it up and on examining it,
found headless pail stuck in the temple
Secretly drawing it out and hiding it in his
handkerchief, he asked the man whose skull it
was The story was a sad one. 1t belonged to
drunken fellow who one night had taken two
quarts Of ardent spirits, and the next informing
was found dead in his bed. Something, the
grave-digger said, led the good man to suspect
something wrong, and going to the house where
he had formerly lived, be questioned his wife
about the matter, and presently unfolded his
handkerchief, and to the terror of the astonished
woman held up the nail All, her sin had
found her out she had murdered her husband,
and as the "hole in the walP' revealed Jerusa
LENS sin, so this headless nail made plain this
awful crime.
A thief broke into house and got safely
away with his prize, soon, however, to be cap
tured. His sin found him out, but ah, in how
strange way Escaping by the window he
wounded his hand the blood stained the pave
menr: "Drop by drop they tracked it on till
their silent guide conducted them along an open
passage, and up flight of steps stopping at the
door of a house" Yes, there they discovered
him. The drop of blood brought it all to light.
Some wicked men thought to obtain posses
sion of some money that by right belonged to
others. People before they die often make
will, II which they state to whom they want
their property te be left. So these men forged
will, initiated clcverly the writing of the
gentleman, and when he was dead brought it
forward and claimed the property. 90, we are
sure to get it, said they; and so it seemed -
But in the paper on which that will was written
there was, what you will often find if you hold
a sheet Of paper up to the light, date-the
time when that paper was made. That date
told that the paper was not liz existence when
the will was said to be drawn up, signed and
witnessed All, ga hole In the wall, again
The date in the paper told the crime.
A good minister of Jesus Christ was once
speaking about sin finding US out. Solemn, very
solemn were his words off you do not find out
your sin and bring it to Calvary, to get it par
doned and washed away through the blood Of
Jesus, your sin will find you out and bring you
to judgment, to be condemned and sent away
by Jesus Christ to everlasting punishment" >
"O," thought little girl who had told her
mother lie, 80, that lie l must either find
it out and bring it to Calvary, or it will cause
me to be punished forever" She rested not till
she had taken it TO Jesus, and known what it
was to have sin forgiven.