The more we learn about early Akron A.A. and its Christian Fellowship founded in
1935, the easier it is to understand why the success rate was so high and the
documentation so clear. Much more information has become available with the
publication of the earliest group of AA of Akron pamphlets, the interview of Dr.
Bob in 1939, the last major address by Bob in 1948, and Bob's remarks on the
stage with Bill Wilson at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Also with the
publication of Bill's autobiography, the When Love is Not Enough biography of
Lois, and the biography of Dr. Silkworth. To combine these with other conference
approved literature is to round out a picture of Christians meeting daily,
Christians in fellowship together, Christians studying the Bible and praying
together, Christians bringing others to Christ, Christians breaking bread
together, witnessing together and converting others together. There lies a
success formula that goes back to the Book of Acts. It is a parallel that Bill,
Lois, Bob, the Rockefeller people, and Dr. Silkworth confirmed. To go further
into the changing days after 1939 and certainly after Dr. Bob's death is to move
into the field of undocumented and undocumentable speculation. Good article
above. I enjoyed it and the comments.
www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com.
Dick B. dickb@dickb.com
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