Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-21

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THEIR Feelings.
by Telegraph to the Nrws.i
Inaus PA.
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BERLIN, August o0.-Thc Holy
Coat was exposed 10 view this morning
IA the cathedral NJ TTevus. Two
knights % Malta IN full costume, with
drawn sworis, stood on either side VI
the enclosing case, which was SUR
rounded By lighted candles and sur.
mounted by a large gold cross. The
cathedral was richly decorated and
backed 10 the dOOrs with people.
There was M impressive sccnc in the
sanctuary, over one hundred priests
assisting In the ceremonies, which
were grand In the extreme.
After an address 10y Bishop IIorull
the pave OF the cathedral was cleared
10 enable the municipal authorities and
rafochial societies To march M 10 Tho
shrine aud venerable relic. Then
came the pilgrims and tourists. Tho
scene WIS motley. The uuvoillng Of
the relic made q deeply devotional
impression ON the crowd OF worship.
cts.
Many were ovorpowered by their
feelings, aud several women tainted.
Tho procession past the shrine Of pll.
grlms, most Of whom handed a rosary
or cruciix 10 the priests for contact
with the relic. was accompanied by u
low hum oi pakCr HOsicFs aud ares.
Outside the cathedral was n busy scene,
~ which PROFESSIONS with banners aud
music, throngs OF visltoff, etc., all con.
trlbuted.
During the whole time the Holy
Coat Is on exhibition twenty excnr-
sions a day will arrive at Treves. IN
order that the town may no; DO over
crowded, the diii ercnt bands Of pill
grlms led by the priests will only bo
permitted 10 remain one night In town.
Pictures Of the Holy Coat are 10 DO
seen not only In every shop window,
but there nre millions OF representa-.
tons In all sizes ON haudkefchiefs,
paper, carthenware, wood and metal.
The photograph. are merely represent
thtions Of the drawings Published In
1884.
Much comment has been caused by
the remarks Of Blshop kOrull, la his
opening address today, when he 10.
i,rTed pointedly 10 tho spiritual sig.
MITIGATION OF tho Holy Coat M being
seamless vesturc and n symbol OF the
unity OF the Catholic church.
There were many Roman Catholic
member- OF the Reichstag present aud
II IL said tho Bishop particularly adj
dresses his remarks 10 those present.
The first solemn exhibition Of tho
Coat was In ll9j, when II was placed
under the new altar. There It rested
until 1911, when the Emperor Max.
lm'llian wished II 10 be exhibited, AMI
u was done. IL was shown several
times again during that century, and
also In sjl5. In tho latter part Of the
seventeenth century. when the French
under Louis XIV invaded Germany,
the precious relic was hidden In the
fortress OF Ehrunbreidstoln, where II
was kept until aflor the Sovon Year,
War. After tho last exhibition there,
In 1903, u was brought bnclS 10 rreves,
but few years later II had TO be fe.
moved into the interior OF Germany,
when Napoleon invaded the country.
In 1910 Napoleon permitted another
solemn exhibition, but expressly for.
bade miracles 10 loo performed. Yet
the reports OF mat time say that equity |
persons. who were wheeled up walked |
away alone.
The Treyes newspapers are full OF |
accounts Of the miracles which took |
place at tho exhibition Of 1874.
At 10 O'Clock tonight pilgrims are
still filing In 10 behold the relic and |
an eager throng was bcsieging the |
doors Of the cathedral. The poles had |
some trouble TO preserve order. The |
whole town Ia In commotlon. Pick. |
pockets are rampant and several men
have been arrested.