The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-21
order. The whole town Ia In q commot ion.
been arrested A stylishly dressed old woman
was robbed Of 500 marks to-day.

order. The whole town ia in commotion.
been arrested ssyhly dr es fe ed woman man
was robbed of 500 marks to-day.
The London Standard in an article published
on July "a. says that tho Committee Of Ortno-
aoS -, Etxner!s' which recently made a private
Renuineness, Though it is rather mouldier
and s mof ,Sn mlldSwea hsa whan las. Eermi:d
same one which was Exhibited in 1874, the
serve that II Is impossible for thcm. or Ter any
Hon ~, ease 70 produce scinila OF proof nat i
diers cast lots on calvary nearly nineteen cen.
tSr,es ago isoman Catholic tradition nillrms
nsbns coat ds
unfortunately. however. the NOUS citlzens who
have heen requested to examine II do not bcnr
contrary, they declare that tho garment shows
traces :, 81 having been renewed several patche.
words; me only conclusion. gSich peonle more
TO is that tho traditions OF the Church 81
Ireves lack that continuity and those collateral
Historian IN short tRo e stsy co 5S %, e
ss hy Dr. f go Of
coat requires so many assumptions and such
trnstworihin.ss must be taken on credit that
we nrc reminded OF the famous noie OF Gibbon
amount OF faith. Abulfnrgus vouches for
Interesting that one might DO worse than ion
the mex: lew weeks viii 10 inSeI to Si,w i.
Tho story. as every ono knows. Is that tho holy
y Sr ss
Tor ~. Helena, the innkSepcr's daughter. who
sarn.ent ia tho basica out Of whsG "'y '5s
nj n 10 4 III ff...
a sasf 81 bsSS sa" nn ns
Tiled %' relies thar Std xns shuT S
barb9rians in the NTH century. and
With the town. tho treasures We're sonsealea in
crypts and there they remained for so long
II Is Se Nor. hSm
tic rssSrs tell US that the holy coat dis
to thu ns
oths x treasures q : similar Hind which are
in Aix-la- Chapelle being an excepton-the
holy coat was not seen again a! for more than
sestivsness in Inc case Of town crowded. 40
tn: ,arehsnlsSGps capital Gf TTavss then was
At ali events it was not shown until 1912.
when the multitud.s NocklnR to. venerats It
80 great ns Leo hs i
meantime. ,rstzel and his sale Of indulgenees
had made their mark. AMI tho great festival OF
resqisri.s. proftsb!e though shs Occasion IN.
d.9%Hbtedly was e the church and ,ownsmsn
ythsisnana ,SsroeSns opsohiblton AGAINST
X. pi2RRs
years nothing more was heard Of the coat. md
so select a body Of the cathedral clergy that it
was feared that it had again been lost. In
Of the pses a rsTs q.
there were doubts whether 1t really existed.
api would fGnear onSe more on the centenary
In no i eA0 neeorainsy Bishop Arnold pro.
drced the coat. twas then loose garment
with wide sleeves: very smrls in share. ~
tirelv without seam or decoration. According
to one Of the many descriptions and figures OF
extremity Of sach Sieve i've feet four inches.
,hs length from from tn, the collar to the l2wsrmo.t
was tender or ,hreadbsre. and some stains on
i were rssnn I to DO those Of the Re-;
tuniS. On this. as on previous OCCASIONS u.s.
miracles we're reported to have been wrought BY
nowadays as faith. healing, Since, the middle
no medieval shrine coul! have attracted the
same number Of people ~ ,h tso same space Of
placed They came from al quarters many
( from long OlslhIceS, travelling on 1901 pre-
boys bearing ing banners All The inns and lods.
ing houses Of tho town were crammed. and
not vacant room which the owners were will.
| ing TO- let could be bad after tho first
| week for either love or money. But 1t
sleeping on starcases. In outhouses. OF, even
In the streets and squares, with the pilgrim
wallets for pillows. Every morning at early
dawn the eager sightseers took w their posts
by the cathedral doors. until q limo Of more
than mi Q in length was formed. 90 that it
! was difficult for any save the head OF the DrO.
cession to reach the coat much under three
hours. Tho heat. dust, and fatigue exhausted
many, who tainted by the way. while the pent-
| up excitement OF others gave way to hysteria
as they made their obations before the sacred
object.
y view OF the approaching event three new
tramways have laid down two extra sets Of
rails. SO that the experiences OF 1874 are likely
to he repeated on greater scale. 1t IL. there
be The feelings e presence Of ne holy coat The
impression produced on tho las' occasion, in
the minds OF eople quito as. devont WIS that
the world never gets any wiser whom 1t finds
its profit in being foolish. Among those who
dsEsms,sd WITH The
GUS attack on Bishop Arnold for encouraging
those acts of alteration to what he declared
was at best q relic Of the most doubtful au-
thenticity.. As this declaration was against n
Of the shpr pa in
chapter OF Bresiau. The result, however. WIS
q schism so wide that In SIX months there
were twenty. seven congregations who pro-
!essed themselves OF ltOnge's way OF thinking.