| Show HOLY COATH the precious Garin cill sail sall to llave been wen worn it BI IT IDE THE OF THE orth B abejie lic at the bamm 1 bathed ral of Rei crent pilgrims ril grims I 1 jew it 19 iti 11 beautiful history story Ul aug 20 the holy coa cog WM wee exposed to view this morning mor in the cathedral at croves two knights of malta in foil full costume coa tume with d drawn r S words stood on either bide side 0 of I 1 the brine enclosing the epee which was surrounded by lighted candles and surmounted by a laree large gold c cross rose the cathedral was richly decorated and packed to the door with people e there wae was an impressive scene in the sanctuary over one hundred priests assisting in in the ceremonies which were grand in the extreme after an address by bishop Koram Korum the nave ot of the cathedral was cleared to enable the tho municipal authorities and par parochial oti lei societies to march up to the shrine and vene ve rote the relic then ame came nig and tourists the ace acene wae was a motley one the unveiling unveil inn of the relic made a deeply devotional impression on the crowd of wor shippers many were ere overpowered by their feelings elines fe and several women fainted the procession passed the shrine of the pilgrims most moist of whom handed a roe ary or crucifix to the priests for contact with the relic and accompanied by the low hum of bater aa loters and alee aves outside the cathedral was a busy scene to which pre cee cea sione eione with banners and music thrones throngs of visitors etc all contris contributed durine during the whole time the holy coat is on exhibition twenty edcur a day will arrive at treves in order that the town may not be overcrowded the different bands of pilgrims led lei by their priests will only be permitted to remain one night in town pictures of the holy coat are to be seen not only in every shop w window but there are millions of representations in all sizes on handkerchiefs c paper earthenware wood an and d metal uhe the photographs are merely productions of drawings published in 1844 much comment has been closed by the remarks of bishop korum in the 0 opening pening address today to day when he re berred pointedly to the spiritual gig signification of the holy coat as being a sea iless vesture and a symbol of the un doity ity of the catholic church there were many roman catholic members of the Keich present and it ie Is said bed the bishop practically addre ered his remarks to the those be members the first solemn e exhibition x hibi tion of th the 0 coat was in 1196 beu hen it was placed under the now new altar there it rested till 1511 when emperor maximilian wished it it to be exhibited and it was done it was shown allow n several times a again gain daring during that century and also in 1635 in the latter part of he the seven ven century when the french under louis XIV invaded germany the precious r e e 1 0 us relic was hidden in the for portress t r aas of stela where fc it was kept until after the seven years war after the laet last exhibition ahee hee he e in tn 1765 it was brought back to Treves but a few years later had to be removed into the interior of germany w when hen napoleon invaded the country in 1810 nap napoleon 0 leon permitted another solemn exhibition bm but expressly for bd bad miracles to be performed yet the report of that time says sayo gouty patients who were wheeled up walked alone the treves newspapers swat are full nit of accounts accorn B of the tile miracles w which hie I 1 took place at the exhibition of 1814 at 10 tonight to night pilgrims are ate still filing in to behold the relic and an eager throng was besieging besie ginn ape the doors of the cathedral the police had some trouble to preserve order the tile whole town is in commotion pickpockets Pick pockets are rampant and several hae have been arrested |
