Excerpt from Proceedings of a Meeting of the Bar of the Commonwealth, Called by the Bar Association of the City of Boston to Take Suitable Action Upon the Death of William Crowninshield Endicott: Late an Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, November 24, 1900 I have but a word to add. It is possible to know and to state what a man has accomplished, it is possible to indicate more or less imperfectly the chief peculiarities of his mental and moral structure. But when all that is done, there is some thing beyond, practically untouched and of the highest sig nificance and value. There remains the man's distinctive personality, which is his own unique possession, which goes out of the world with him, and while lingering in the memories of the few who knew him in life, is too subtle to be inter preted to those who knew him not. As in every such case, therefore, the true and entire J udge Endicott must in a great measure stand unrevealed even to the generation of lawyers next following his own. The indi vidual charm that belonged to him, the handsome presence, the refined and expressive countenance, the gracious and genial manner, only his contemporaries and professional associates can justly appreciate. That they are among their most cherished recollections, I am sure I take no risk in asserting. The Memorial I am about to read has been prepared by Solomon Lincoln, Esq., who as an active practitioner for many years with J udge Endicott at the Essex Bar, had unequalled opportunities to know and appreciate his great qualities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.