reading John Ploughman's Talk and John Ploughman's Pictures, he wrote Ullathu Solvayne. Samuel was known as Tamil Spurgeon, although it is not clear if he was known for his strictness in doctrinal matters or for his homiletic gifts. He was also familiar with Waltharian views of Lutheranism. His allegiance was to God first and only then to his church. When it was time for the German missionaries to leave India, leaving the leadership on Indian shoulders, it was decided that the church would follow an Episcopal form of church government. Rev. N. Samuel felt that this and other innovations that were introduced were not according to the Biblical model and protested. When he realised that change was inevitable, in the middle of 1921, he left the T.E.L.C that he had served all his life, and joined the Missouri Mission. He returned to the T.E.L.C. in 1927 shortly before his death. References List of Evangelical Lutheran missionaries in India (1705-19550) Arunodayam Issue No. 10 October 1927 Silver Golden Jubilee Souvenir 1927-1977/1953-1978 The Evangelisch-Lutherisches Missionsblatt 1894 The Evangelisch-Lutherisches Missionsblatt 1912 The Gospel Witness Vol VIII February 1913 No. 6 The Gospel Witness Vol VIII April 1913 No. 8 The Gospel Witness Vol XXIII September 1927 No. 1 The Gospel Witness Vol XXIII December 1927 No. 4 The Gospel Witness Vol LI December 1955 No. 4 Die Kleine Missionsglocke 1909 Die Kleine Missionsglocke 1911 Vol XII Die Kleine Missionsglocke 1918 Vol XIX Die Kleine Missionsglocke 1927 Vol XXVIII Evangelisch Lutherischen Mission 1908 The Lutheran Enterprise in India, edited by C.H.Swavely Christian Friedrich Schwartz, Lutheran Missionary to India, 1749–1798 at www.wmcarey.edu Notes External links Mention of N.Samuel's name in Monogram of Gurukul Lutheran Theologican College Tamil history Indian Lutheran theologians Indian Lutherans Indian evangelicals 1850 births 1927 deaths Tranquebar