To + 

Bishop Benjamin William Arnett, + 

With profound regard for his heroic devotion to + 

God and the Race, both in Church and in State⁠—and with sincere esteem for his unselfish espousal of the cause of the Black Woman and of every human interest that lacks a Voice and needs a Defender, this, the primary utterance of my heart and pen, + 

Is Affectionately Inscribed. + 