"Thanks for your attention to Silkworth and references to the
Hazelden biography.
There is a whole chunk of history missing from your review.
It is documented in the biography based on Silkworth’s papers, my writing, and
the attestation of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.
On Bill’s third visit to Towns Hospital, Silkworth told Bill
he must quit drinking lest he die or go insane. Bill and Lois were
despondent. Then Silkworth specifically told Bill that Jesus Christ—the “Great
Physician” could cure him. This was almost immediately followed by Ebby’s
report on Calvary Mission, Bill’s accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior,
and later by Bill’s statement that “the Lord” had cured him.
Silkworth’s advice was not limited to Wilson. In his
book “The Positive Power of Jesus Christ,” Dr. Norman Vincent Peale goes to
great lengths to point on almost identical advice Silkworth gave to one of
Peale’s parishioners.
You will find adequate documentation in Dick B., The
Conversion of Bill W.: More on the Creator’s Role in Early A.A. www.dickb.com/conversion.shtml"
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