He preached his last sermon on 1 May 1927 in the Lutheran Adikalanathar Church, Purasawalkam, Madras on John 10:11-16.
In the later half of the 19th century, St. Matthias' Church, Vepery Committee was responsible for the upkeep of several poor schools at Purasawalkam, Pudupet, Chintadripet and New Town.