▁at ▁the ▁Res cue ▁Mission ▁and ▁acquaint ed ▁Wilson ▁with ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Row land ▁Haz ard ▁about ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Group ▁life - ch anging ▁program , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁pres cription ▁of ▁Carl ▁Jung ▁for ▁a ▁conversion . ▁ ▁Wilson ▁at ▁first ▁decl ined ▁Th acher ' s ▁inv itation ▁to ▁sob ri ety , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁drink ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁rest rained ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁while . ▁After ▁talking ▁with ▁Dr . ▁William ▁D . ▁Sil kw orth , ▁however , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Cal v ary ▁Res cue ▁Mission ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁religious ▁conversion ; ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Charles ▁B . ▁Town s ▁Hospital ▁for ▁D rug ▁and ▁Al co hol ▁Add iction ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁Th acher ▁visited ▁him ▁there ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁essentially ▁helped ▁Wilson ▁take ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Ste ps ▁Three , ▁Four , ▁Five , ▁Six , ▁Seven , ▁and ▁E ight . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Wilson ▁stayed ▁so ber ▁and ▁eventually ▁formed ▁Al co hol ics ▁An onymous ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Bob ▁Smith ▁while ▁Th acher ▁soon ▁returned ▁to ▁drink ing . ▁Wilson ▁always ▁called ▁Th acher ▁his ▁" sp ons or ," ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁drink ing , ▁Wilson ▁looked ▁after ▁his ▁friend ' s ▁w elf are ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Th acher ▁strugg led ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁with ▁sob ri