‘He is not ashamed to call them Brethren.’

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by
JOHN P. JEWETT & COMPANY,
in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of
Massachusetts.


ALLEN AND FARNHAM, PRINTERS,
CAMBRIDGE.

There is, perhaps, little need of detaining the kindreader, even for one moment, in this the vestibule of ourTemple of Liberty, to state the motives and reasons forthe publication of this collection of Anti-slavery testimonies.

The good cause to which the volume is devoted;—theinfluence which must ever be exerted by persons ofexalted character, and high mental endowments;—thefact that society is slow to accept any cause that has notthe baptism of the acknowledged noble and good;—thehappiness arising from making any exertion to amelioratethe condition of the injured race amongst us, will, atonce, suggest reasons and motives for sending forth thisoffering, which, while it shall prove acceptable as a GiftBook, may help to swell the tide of that sentiment that,by the Divine blessing, will sweep away from this otherwisehappy land, the great sin of SLAVERY.

Should this publication be instrumental in casting oneray of hope on the heart of one poor slave, or should itdraw the attention of one person, hitherto uninterested,[vi]to the deep wrongs of the bondman, or cause one sincereand earnest effort to promote emancipation, we believethat the kind contributors, who have generously respondedto our call, not less than the members of our Society,will feel themselves gratified and compensated.

The proceeds of the sale of the “Autographs forFreedom,” will be devoted to the dissemination oflight and truth on the subject of slavery throughout thecountry.

On behalf of “The Rochester Ladies’ Anti-SlaverySociety,”

JULIA GRIFFITHS, Secretary.

Rochester, 1852.