34. What daunting test arose in 1918, and why did Christendom think that God’s people were “dead”?

³⁴ A daunting test arose in 1918. J. F. Rutherford, who succeeded C. T. Russell in taking the lead among God’s people, was arrested along with seven other responsible brothers. They were unjustly sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

36. What showed that God’s people were reviving spiritually?

³⁶ Brother Rutherford and his associates were released from prison on March 26, 1919.