ords of the Christian true? The boy asked of his father an
explanation of the prophecy, but was met with a silence so stern that he
never again dared to refer to the subject. This, however, only increased
his desire to know more of the Christian religion.

The knowledge he sought was studiously kept from him in his Jewish home;
but when only eleven years old, he left his father's house, and went out
into the world to gain for himself an education, to choose his religion
and his life-work. He found a home for a time with kinsmen, but was soon
driven from them as an apostate, and alone and penniless he had to make
his own way among strangers. He went from place to place, studying
diligently, and maintaining himself by teaching Hebrew. Through the
influence of a Catholic instructor, he was led to accept the Romish faith,
and formed the purpose of becoming a missionary to his own people. With
this object he went, a few years later, to pursue his studies in the
College of the Propaganda at Rome. Here his habit of independent thought
and candid speech brought upon him the imputation of heresy. He openly
attacked the abuses of the church, and urged the necessity of reform.
Though at first treated with special favor by the papal dignitaries, he
was after a time removed from Rome. Under the surveillance of the church
he went from place to place, until it became evident that he could never
be brought to submit to the bondage of Romanism. He was declared to be
incorrigible, and was left at liberty to go where he pleased. He now made
his way to England, and professing the Protestant faith, united with the
English Church. After two years' study he set out, in 1821, upon his
mission. While Wolff accepted the great truth of Christ's first advent as
"a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief," he saw that the prophecies
bring to view with equal clearness His second advent with power and glory.
And while he sought to lead his people to Jesus of Nazareth as the
Promised One, and to point them to His first coming in humiliation as a
sacrifice for the sins of men, he taught them also of His second coming as
a king and deliverer.

"Jesus of Nazareth, the true Messiah," he said, "whose hands and feet were
pierced, who was brought like a lamb to the slaughter, who was the Man of
sorrows and acquainted with grief, who after the scepter was taken from
Judah, and the legislative power from between his feet, came the first
time; shall come the