Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04
Arrangements for Funeral.

their grandfather before death claimed
him.
Arrangements for Funeral.
The funeral will take place from the rec
tory Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and
it is expected that Bishop Satterlee will
ccrduet the services. The vestry of Rock
Creek Church will act as pallbearers, while
the clergy of Washington will be drawn
upon for the list of honorary pallbearers
owing to the number of friends that DR..
Buck made during his lifetime. In all parts
OF the country, and the wide circle of ac-
qualntances, some remote and some near
II Is expected that the little church will
hold one of the largest congregations at
that time that it has ever accommodated
The interment Will be in Rock creek
cemetery from the church, where Dr. Buck
labored SO long. SO faithfully and with so
much of good result.
Member of Noted Class,
DR.. BUCK was born in Baltimore county
August %. 1872. making him a few days
over eishty-five years of age at the time
OF his death. He entered the Theological
seminary of Virginia in the fall of 1S2G
there under Professor Packard who Is
sun living. His associates in that class
were William III. Kinckle. VIM. T. Leaveu.
LELAND X Nelson. J. j. Scott and Rich H.
w Inner now bishop of Alabama All of
these are dead save Rev. Dr. Leayell of
west virginia and Bishop Wilmer DIR.
Buck was ordained as a minister of the
Gospei June IL, 1859, and the present year
Was MS nfty-eighth of hard and faithful
work.
He became connected with Rock Creek
parish in 1882, and under his care and s,Iin-
ance the parish has Increased in numbers
and in influence steadily In ISS, DR. Rnck
together with the rest of his class except
Dr. kinckle, celebrated his fiftie.h ami
Versary as minister. In 1894 he ceiebrst-
ed the hfty-fifth anniversary both events
being made the oco asions Of conpra tuI, tinn
and thanksgiving.
Soldiers Home Duties.
DR.. Buck had been the chaplain Of the
Soldiers Home for a number of years. but
Of late had not been able to perform the
more active duties pertaining to his office
He was provided with two assistants, and
later the Catholic University took hold of
the work, and although DIR. Buck was
nominally the chaplain of the institution,
the greater part of the service was per-
formed by his assistants.
The old soldiers at the home recall DIR.
BUCK and his kindly services there with
many expressions of gratitT1a. He was on
intimate terms with many OF them, an9
nearly every evening Of late one more
of the veterans would pay him visit and
sit on his wide. cool porch, and discuss old
times The personal services that he rem
dered to the old soldiers were without num-
Der and will probably never be known. All
of the employees of the home well as
cheering words with evidenoe s of the heart
lest respect and generation.
Had Universal Respect.
Not only was DR.. Buck loved in his
church relations with the people of his
parish. but all who knew him intimately
held for him that respect and attachment
which can only come from long years of
utilization. In the home he was bright and
cheerful. and could entertain his visitors.
with "reminiscences of the old time or with
anecdotes of the new age DR.. Buck num-
bered his friends and acquaintance among
the Episcopal clergy of the whole coun-
try and those who did not know him per-
sonally at least had heard of him as being
a member of the remarkable class of 30
of the Theological Seminary of Virginia.
Whole classes ordained after DIR. Buck had
begun to preach have passed away with
out single exception, but with one ex-
ception the whole class of which he was
a member lived in active work, to partici-
pate in their fiftieth anniversary.