while serving as a professor of christian sociology at bucknell, moss also contributed to the work of the american baptist historical society, serving as president from 1895 to 1900 and vice president from 1900 to 1904. although he suffered considerable physical ailments during his later years in life, lemuel moss used his remaining energy on behalf of the baptist denominations. he died on july 13, 1904 in new york city and was buried in flatbush, brooklyn.