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 438 ADELAIDE AND VICINITY Mr.c.H.Goode manifested bv his crusades on their behalf in the highways and byways of London. In South Australia he has been one of the most active and hardworking colonists on the managerial boards of philanthropic bodies. He has held more offices in these spheres than perhaps any other man ; and he gives his time and his money ungrudgingly to such noble causes. He has sat on several Royal Commissions, and among them the Destitute Act Commission, whose sittings extended over two years. F"rom the work of the Commission the State Children's Council came into being, of which governing body Mr. Goode is a member. He is especially enthusiastic in his devotion to the young, whose welfare and character he watches most zealously. He has been President of the Y. M. C. A., and is called the "G. O. M." among the Sunday-school teacher.s. He has devoted some 50 years of his life to this work, and has been for 20 years President of the Young Men's Bible Class at the Flinders Street Baptist Church, Adelaide. Of other bodies, he has been Chairman of the North Adelaide Institute, and member of committee of the Children's Hospital, the Belair Retreat, the Convalescent Home, and the Strangers' P'riend Society. The Industrial School for the Blind, of which he has been president, largely owes its existence to him. He is on the committee of the District Trained Nursing Society, which provides, free of cost, experienced nurses for the poor. Some years ago an important bequest, called "The James Brown Trust," came into existence. The late Mrs. J. Brown, widow of a prominent .South Australian pastoralist, left the sum of ^100,000 for the purpose of founding an institution for supporting the aged blind and crippled, as well as orphans and consumptives. Mr. Cioode was appointed on the Trust, and, upon the death of the late Mr. A. Adamson, was elected chairman thereof The refuge known as P^stcourt House was established under this Trust, and there many a crippled child and aged blind person finds a comfortable home and obtains kindly treatment. Of the Blind and Deaf and Dumb Institution he has been an earnest supporter. At an annual meeting of the last-named Institution, the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel J. Way, Bart., passed a well-deserved eulogium upon him in these words : — " The father of the Industrial School for the Blind in North Adelaide was his honored friend, Mr. C. H. Goode. . . . Mr. Goode had done many things to be proud of, but he looked upon his services for the Industrial .School for the Blind as the top-stone of his work." He is on the committee of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Mission, which holds Divine service every Sunday in Gouger .Street, in such a manner that the afflicted people can understand it. The work of the mission is thoroughly unsectarian and unique in the Southern Hemisphere. It provides a residence for a missionary and rooms for visitors, and is free from debt. To all these numerous institutions Mr. Goode has been a father in their establishment and successful management. He has assisted them very materially with donations, and supported them financially in a substantial manner. Mr. Goode has been a fervent supporter of the Baptist Church and of missionary endeavors in foreign lands. Indeed, his goodness and liberality are not confined to his own city or Province or denomination, but extend to many climes and .sects. There are few men in Adelaide so justly esteemed and beloved. He is a Justice of the Peace, and all classes, rich or poor, look upon him as a true and hearty friend.