An expanded version of Dr. Silkworth's letter from The Doctor's Opinion:
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The Four Absolutes - Honesty, Unselfishness, Love and Purity - were principles of the Oxford Group and were practiced in early A.A. One of the editors of this blog attended an A.A. meeting in Cleveland and met a woman who got sober in the mid-90's whose sponsor took her through the Four Absolute in addition to the Steps. They are very much a part of modern A.A. in some areas. For background click on this link:
Vintage photos of the Mayflower Hotel (Two bars and the lobby, courtesy of the AA History Lovers Facebook group), and some of our own from a 2012 trip to Akron: The lobby circa 1935 A second bar located inside the hotel Outside shot of the Mayflower Hotel Reproduction of the phone and church directory Long view of the lobby The Phone (left) and elevator (through the short hallway)
