Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-10-11

The "Iloly Coat" is represented to be the
cled, from early boyhood to the period of his
crucifxion. II was made by Mary. The ma
terial was OF so peculiar quality, that the gar
ment expanded in dimensions as the wearer ad-
vanced in years and increased in stature. "They
parted his garments, casting lots among them
what every man should take y and the coat be-
came the property of soldier, who, placing no
extraordinary value upon it, sold it to one OF the
females, (ur a trlalng conslderaton,) who be-
lieved in his divinity, and witnessed his suffer
lngs on the crose 1t was forthwith placed in
the vault ot christian family, where 1t remain
ed until the beginning of the fourth century,
when Cuns'antne--sou OF Constantine Cloris-
was destined by the Almighty to terminate the
bloody persecution OF the Christians. His mo-
iher, lI,lens had followed him 10 Orient and
Isl the year 800 she made pilgrimage to Pa.
lcstine. aud, after dilisent search, found this
! precious reic. She reformed snou afterwards,
and carried it in triumph 10 Treves, the Oldest
town in Europe, and the thea seat of the Occi-
dental empcrors. II was not long before il mys-
terlousiy disappeared, causing thousands 10
wall and, notwithstanding the most rigid ex-
animation and inquiries, no trace could be as
certaned by which to lead to its recovery. One
of the chroniclers Of Treves, speaking OF the
year ll06, remarked that "lt would be memora-
Bile in all coming time the era Of which the
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! was rcdisCo,ered" II seems TO have been de-
posted between two steeples, in an alter dedi.
Gated to St. Nicholas, The Archbishop John,
when he was repairing the dome and erecting
new altars, opened the boxes and chests which
he found in the progress of the work. and from
| one Of them drew forth the "holy coat" from its
tenement of eight centuries! On the LIST Of the
/ following .iay, the tete of the apostles Philip
/ and James, it was publicly exhibited amid the
reiolcngs and congratulations Of the multitude.
In the wear 1912 the Emperor Macmillan
the lst was solicited to favor the world with an
opportunity OF belIolding the ''holy coat" in the
cathedral at Treves. Permission was accord
inply asked Of rope Leo Y. who graciously con-
scented TO The granting of this high boon, upon
the condition that every spectator should con-
tribute freely towards rebuilding the ola edlfice,
then nearly in ruins, rendered doubly dear to
Ca,INIcs from the sacred relic which it contain
ed. The experiment succeeded well. Vast
s,ius were realized and i, was exposed to pub
ic view subsequently IN tue year 1J3l, lol5,
lob, l5-,,, aud 1891. II was then removed to
Ehrcnbrcnstein, (hr,aL- stone -oi honor,) the
strong iorihca,lou OF Drusus, 3etore Christ, and
the prcseat Giberalter OF Germany, where II
was exhibited aga,a ~ 1874 and 1863. During
the Year 1894, II WAS iorseen that the French
wouh secare tie commanding position on the
Rhae, the ''holy coat Was secretly conveyed
To- the u,erior of Germany, where It WAS kept
.lddcn until 1858, when new Bishop OF Freves
(Carl Monnay) caused II 10 be taken back to that
city. The year following 1t was exhibited tc
ninc huadrs I'd Thousand persons when the blsh
op announced that hencsiorward il could only
be opened once IN thirty -four years Qhe length
OF tine our Saviour Was upon earth) 10 pubiit
exan,inai ion, In pursuance Of this declaration
il was exhibited in lc44 IN the cathedral a
Treyes, under the personal superintendance o
the bi.hup, frDm the 18th of August until the
Both oi September, 10 upwards of two millions
ofpeople!
The "hoy coal" il must be confessed, is al
cxquisi,cly ine piece Of Workmanship, both ii
relates To The material sad to the taioTship. Il
is Impossible In form an opinion as 10 the nature
vi the staple FROM which the cloth was manu-
faciur,u. The threads are So dcica,ely hbrous
that the tus is almost imWccepible 10 the ma
krd wye The colov is also very peculiar, ant
cannot he correctly described, though Ills ch'e
characteristic is a yellow brown. Throughout
; not the siighos, appearance of a seam can b,
detected. At the top there is hole sufficiently
large 10, head 10 pass through. The body Il
five feet four inches wide ! It's length five fee
one inch and half
, Thus have given you the history, as related
, at Teves, as we'll as description of the "hol,
, coat :" tine infamous exhibition of which las
year engendered the denunciations of one of tn,
, most highly gifted and intrepid lkeoiogists O
e the age Although catholic priest, Rong'
4 dared to denounce the imposition as one unwot
D Thy OF The rhurch-unwor,hy of the righlcou
= precepis of religion. His sentiments found al
+. echo in Germany as enthusiastic as ,ha, whc
I more than three hundred years Ego, gave sue
s effect throughout ChristcGdom To the ,cne,s ,
Il lu'her' rropery rely rln ii. has received
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