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    "ABOMINATION 
   

OF

    DESOLATION" 
   

333

    afterward 
   

the

    dead 
   

    witnesses' 
   

    were 
   

    revived 
   

and

    work 
   

was

    resumed 
   

.

    Shortly 
   

    after 
   

the

    World 
   

War

    ended 
   

in

1918

the

    remnant 
   

of

the

    faithful 
   

    witnesses 
   

of

the

    Lord 
   

    were 
   

    revived 
   

and

    gathered 
   

    together 
   

for

his

    service 
   

.

    Then 
   

the

    testifying 
   

to

the

    reign 
   

of

    God's 
   

Son

    went 
   

    forward 
   

    with 
   

    increased 
   

    zeal 
   

and

    vigor 
   

.

The

    governments 
   

of

    "Christendom" 
   

    observed 
   

it

    with 
   

    astonishment 
   

.

At

the

    Peace 
   

    Treaty 
   

    conference 
   

at

    Versailles, 
   

    France, 
   

in

    1919, 
   

a

    league 
   

of

    nations 
   

was

    proposed 
   

and

    urged 
   

up-

on

the

    nations, 
   

    especially 
   

by

the

    American 
   

    pres- 
   

    ident 
   

in

    attendance 
   

.

The

    proposal 
   

was

    adopted 
   

and

    incorporated 
   

    into 
   

the

    Peace 
   

    Treaty, 
   

and

the

    treaty 
   

was

    thereafter 
   

    submitted 
   

to

the

    gov- 
   

    ernments 
   

of

the

    victorious 
   

    Allies 
   

.

The

    United 
   

    States 
   

    Senate 
   

    refused 
   

to

    ratify 
   

the

    treaty 
   

    with 
   

a

    league 
   

of

    nations 
   

    included 
   

.

    While 
   

the

    League 
   

    issue 
   

was

    being 
   

    threshed 
   

out

    both 
   

at

the

    Peace 
   

    Conference 
   

and

in

the

    legislative 
   

    chambers 
   

of

    governments 
   

the

    reli- 
   

    gious 
   

    clergy 
   

of

    "Christendom" 
   

    preached 
   

in

fa-

vor

of

    this 
   

    international 
   

    organization 
   

and

its

    Permanent 
   

    Court 
   

of

    International 
   

    Justice 
   

as

the

    only 
   

    means 
   

for

    maintaining 
   

    world 
   

    peace, 
   

    security, 
   

and

    prosperity 
   

.

On

May

9,

    1919, 
   

the

    so-called 
   

    "Council 
   

of

the

    Federation 
   

of

    Church- 
   

es

of

    Christ 
   

in

    America" 
   

    came 
   

out

    with 
   

a

re-

    port 
   

    advocating 
   

the

    League 
   

and

    blatantly 
   

de-

    claring 
   

:

    "The 
   

    League 
   

of

    Nations 
   

is

the

    political 
   

    expression 
   

of

the

    Kingdom 
   

of

God

on

    earth 
   

."

The

    pope 
   

of

    Rome 
   

    tried 
   

to

get

    atop 
   

the

    League 
   

as

a

    most 
   

    opportune 
   

    vehicle 
   

to

    ride, 
   

but

    failed 
   

.

“ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION” 333 afterward the ‘dead witnesses’ were revived and work was resumed. Shortly after the World War ended in 1918 the remnant of the faithful witnesses of the Lord were revived and gathered together for his service. Then the testifying to the reign of God’s Son went forward with increased zeal and vigor. The governments of “Christendom” observed it with astonishment. At the Peace Treaty conference at Versailles, France, in 1919, a league of nations was proposed and urged upon the nations, especially by the American president in attendance. The proposal was adopted and incorporated into the Peace Treaty, and the treaty was thereafter submitted to the governments of the victorious Allies. The United States Senate refused to ratify the treaty with a league of nations included. While the League issue was being threshed out both at the Peace Conference and in the legislative chambers of governments the religious clergy of “Christendom” preached in favor of this international organization and its Permanent Court of International Justice as the only means for maintaining world peace, security, and prosperity. On May 9, 1919, the so-called “Council of the Federation of Churches of Christ in America” came out with a report advocating the League and blatantly declaring: “The League of Nations is the political expression of the Kingdom of God on earth.” The pope of Rome tried to get atop the League as a most opportune vehicle to ride, but failed.