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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 620
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
In conclusion, I will say that if the marriage of Charles S. Stratton and Lavinia Warren is to be regarded as a pageant, then it was the most beautiful pageant it has ever been my privilege to witness. If on the contrary, it is rather to be thought of as a solemn ceremony, then it was as touchingly solemn as a wedding can possibly be rendered. It is true the bishop was not present, but Mr. Stratton’s own pastor, the Rev. Mr. Willey, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, read the service with admirable taste and impressiveness, and the bride was given away by her mother’s pastor and her own “next friend,” a venerable congregational clergyman from Massachusetts. Surely, there never was a gathering of so many hundreds of our best people, when everybody appeared so delighted with everything; surely it is no light thing to call forth so much innocent joy in so few moments of passing time; surely it is no light thing, thus to smooth the roughness and sweeten the acerbities which mar our happiness as we advance upon the wearing journey of life. Sir, it was most emphatically a high triumph of “Christian civilization”!
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定位：Additional excerpt 620 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆认为，查尔斯·斯特拉顿（拇指汤姆将军）与拉维尼亚·沃伦的婚礼，无论视为盛大场面还是庄严仪式，都极为出色。他特别指出，虽然主教未到场，但新郎的牧师威利先生主持得很有品味和感染力，新娘由她母亲的牧师和一位德高望重的公理会牧师（她的“近亲”）交给新郎。巴纳姆强调，这场婚礼让数百位优秀人士欢聚一堂，人人喜悦，能在短暂时间内带来如此多纯真的欢乐，绝非小事；能抚平人生旅途的粗糙、甜蜜苦涩，也绝非小事。他总结这是“基督教文明”的高度胜利。
上下文
P.T.巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名马戏团经纪人，他在自传《奋斗与胜利》中记述了拇指汤姆将军与拉维尼亚·沃伦的婚礼，这场婚礼在当时引起轰动。
今日一问
你如何看待一场婚礼或仪式对周围人的情感价值？它能否成为抚慰生活粗糙的“甜蜜”时刻？
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