The Warwickshire Herald. — 1891-08-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE HOLY COAT AT TREVES.  The Stand,led Berlin correspondent telegraphs the following details regarding the ceremonies connected with the lifting of the Holy Coat from its receptacle in the Treves Cathedral. After tht Provost had read the protocol of the last locking ut of the relic, the Cathedral architect and two other gentlemen opened the High Altar, and broke largs masses of stone out of it with heavy crowbars. 41 box, about two metres long, was then lifted oat and opened, and a long document and a smallest box, covered with leather, were taken out. The latter was opened, when a third box, of metal, closed with six seals, and containing the sacred garment, came to light. On this third box lay Another document. Bishop Korum then threw a red cloth over the third box and bore it himself assisted by the Provost to the Treasure Chamber, where it was opened after the seals had been examined and found intact. The Bishop then took out the sacred garment, which was enveloped in blue, red, and white silk wrappers. These the Bishop removed, and then spread out the Coat on the table. He then read the passage in St. John's Gospel referring tc she Coat, and then admitted the persons invited tc see it. The public exhibition of the relic will begin on the 20th instant, in preparation for which the Coat will be previously placed on a platform sear the High Altar. Broad marble steps will lead up to this platform, and there will be other stew for the spectators, after seeing the Coat, to paw ! town from it. The relic will be exhibited in its full length and breadth, hanging in an oaken shrine, lined with white silk, open in front and iraped with costly silk, adorned with bra d and teasels of gold. On the main spire of the Cathedral there has been erected an enormous flagstaff, frorr which during the exhibition there will float a flag with a red cross on a white ground. The inhabitants / Trews art making great preparations for the reception of the enormous influx of pilgrims who are expected. Many of the houses in the city are being sepaanted and the windows enlarged. Most of the regular lodgers in the place are grumbling because They have received notice to quit from their landladies, who expect to reap a great harvest from lie pious strangers. Countless anevenirs of the vent, as various in kind as in price, have been manufactured for sale to the visitors. Many of them are medals stamped with a representation of the Holy Coat. Others are simply representations sf the relic on silk and paper. A thousand citizens of Treves have announced their willingness to watch beside the Holy Coat during the Exhibition. The number of persons who are reported to have expressed their intention to make the pilgrimage to Preves, in order to adore the relic, is not less than floo,ooo.  Here is an unreported incident of the recent Wesleyan Conference at Nottingham. One of the prominent preachers of the denomination was 3nlarging on Sunday evening on the difference of the broad and narrow way. Using a common pulpit trick to make himself more impressive, the rev. gentleman solemnly asked how many there were travelling the broad road that leadeth to lestruction. One of the congregation, overtired, was on the debatable land of Nod, and, hearing the 7.onundrum but forgetting where he was, called out in clear tones, "Give it up!" TIII3 created quite.% consternation among the congregation, affil effectually roused th. somnolent and erring brother—Fall ifsll Genetto  Professor Adam Kiewicx, of Cracow, has Just communicated to the Academy of Sciences the result of a series of successful experiments which he has been making with "Cancrin," the new cure for cancer. The Austro-Hungarian Consul in lassy,ll.Emerich Pietachka, has shot himself in his office. This is the second Austrian Consul in the East who has committed suicide within a few weeks. In both IMAM "HA of melenehnlia weft the mese