St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-21
Grandly Impressive Scenes
in the Old Cathedral
at TreveS.
A Motley Gathering Of Pill
grims, Well and Ill, to
View the Relic.
Italy's Finances in a Very
Bad Way. With a Large
Deficit.
Gillian Insurgents Moving on
Balmaeeda-- European
Pick-UpS.

BERLIN, Aug. 20. - The garment
known as the holy coat was exposed to
view this morning in the cathedral at
Treves. Two Knights of Malta, in full
costume, with drawn swords IN their
hands, stood on either side of the shrine
enclosing the holy coat case, which was
surrounded by tall lighted candles on
handsome candlestickS and SurmOunted
by large gold cross. There was an i'm
pressive scene in the sanctuary, over
hundred priests assisting in the
ceremonies. which were grand i'll
the extreme. The cathedral was
richly decorated for the occasion
and was packed to the doors with peo-
pie. The interior of the sacred edlfce
was a sight we'll worth seeing. The
vestments of the priests, the scarlet uni
forms of the Knights of Malta, the
countless lights, flickering in every
nook and corner, the prismatc rays FL
tering through the old windows, the
strange congregation, composed of peo-
pie of many nations and all walks of
life, formed picture not often seen.
Bishop Korum, during the course of his
earnestly urged the faithful to unite in
VeneFatIng the Garment
from which power and virtue proceeds.
The nave of the cathedral was then
cleared so as to enable the municipal
authorities and the parochial societies
to march up to the shrine of the holy
coat and venerate that relic. The
scene was a motley one. English
tourists in light tweed suits, Prussian
officers in uniforms stubbornly re-
fusing to kneel before the relic, and
bourgeois citizen in evening dress were
prominent in the crowd. The service,
with the monotonouS GregOrian chants
and the administration of the eucharist
to the representative eccleSIastics,
seemed of the character of a mediaeVal
ceremony. The unveiliug of the relic
evidently made deeply devotional I'M
preston on the crowd OF WOrshlperS.
Many were overpowered by their feel
ings. Several women tainted. There was
a general movement of the crowd,
prompted by curiosity as we'll as religi-
Gus fervOr. The procession past the
shrine of the pilgrims, most of whom
handed a rosary crucitiX to attendanG
priests for contact with the relic, was
accompanied by a low hum of pat
ernosterS and aveS. Among the
pilgrims are aged cripples and
sufferers from almost every complaint.
Outside the cathedral there was busy
scene, to which professions with ban
ners and music, thrOngs of visitors and
Yenders of photographs, rOsaries and
images. who had thriving trade, all
contributed. There were some scenes
of disorder owing to the somewhat vio-
lent attempts made TO gain early access
to the cathedral. Treves is
Overlooking with Pilgrims
and with visitors, whose curiosity alone
has been excited. The streets are filled
with PROFESSIONS of all descriptions,
and sacred banners. crosses and
lighted candles are TO be seen on
all sides. During the whole time
the holy coat is on, exhibition
about twenty excursions day will ar
rive at Treves, very great number for
a continental city, and large tempor-
ary railroad station has been built for
the pilgrims; but in order that the town
may not be overcrowded, the different
bands of pilgrims, LED by their priests,
will only be permitted to remain only
one night in town, arriving, say in the
evening, they will march the next mOrn-
ing in procession to the cathedral, and
must leave town the same even
ing in order to make way for
other religious bodies of people.
Some idea of the number Of people at
Treves, and of the accommodation pro-
vided for them can be judged from the
fact that nearly 500 citizens of TreveS
sent in petitions to the municipal au-
thorities for licenses to keep inns and
other public houses during the exhibit
tion of the holy coat. In addition nearly
every private householder has made ar
rangements for receiving visitors dur
ing the six weeks of the exhibition.
Extra Horse Car Lines
have been laid and there will be mar
ket held every day of the six weeks.
Pictures of the holy coat are to be seen
not only in every shop windows of
Treves, but in nearly every shop win
dow of this city, and there are millions
of the representations, in all sizes and
shapes. on handkerchiefS, on paper, on
earthenWare, on wood and on metal,
which are being sold everywhere. The
photographs, naturally, are merely re-
productions of drawings of holy
coat published in illustrated papers
of 1914, and there are also repro
ductions of medals of that time.
Much comment has been caused by
the remarks of Bishop Korum in his
ferred pointedly to the spiritual signifi-
canoe of the holy coat as being seam
less vesture and as being symbol of
the unity of the Catholic church. There
were many Roman Catholic members
of the Reichstag present, and 1T is said
that the bishop particularly, and in
MOTTO -be-mistaken manner, addressed
his remarks to these members. The
holy coat is visible in the body of
the cathedral, and is much more plainly
seen than upon the former occasion
of its exhibition. The old silken cover
ing being almost entirely worn away, it
appeared to-day to be of brownish-
yellow color The first solemn exhi
ton of the holy coat took place in 1856,
when it was placed under the new altar.
There it rested till 1911, when the EN-
peror. Macmillan, urgently wished it to
be exhibited. which was done in that
year. Pope Leo Y about this time
Promised InduIgences
to all who made the pilgrimage to
Treves. Then in the years 1881, 1915,
1858, 1885, 1894 and 1886 it was also
shown. Towards the end of the seven
teenth century, when the French, under
Louis XIV, invaded Germany, the pre-
cious relic was hidden in the fortress of
Ehrenbreitstein. There in 1725 the
eiector of Cologne was allowed to see it.
In Ehrenbreitstein the coat was kept
till after the seven years war. After
the last exhibition there in 1865 it was
brought back TO Treves, but few
years later it had to be removed
into the interior of Germany
when Napoleon invaded the country.