. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . reatest need of the race is education. Prof. Watson belongs to the present generation and is repre-sentative of a class of young colored men who have taken time toequip themselves for the serious work of life and who are to beresponsible for whatever of progress the race makes during thisgeneration. LLOYD DAVID McAFEE REV. LLOYD DAVID McAFEE is an energetic and suc-cessful minister of the C. M. E. connection and resides inColumbus, where he has made his home for a number ofyears, although a native of Crawford co
. History of the American Negro and his institutions ... edited by Caldwell . reatest need of the race is education. Prof. Watson belongs to the present generation and is repre-sentative of a class of young colored men who have taken time toequip themselves for the serious work of life and who are to beresponsible for whatever of progress the race makes during thisgeneration. LLOYD DAVID McAFEE REV. LLOYD DAVID McAFEE is an energetic and suc-cessful minister of the C. M. E. connection and resides inColumbus, where he has made his home for a number ofyears, although a native of Crawford county, having been bornthere August 28, 1870. His father, Thomas McAfee, who is stillalive (1916) is a farmer, and was a slave before mother was Susanna (Walker) McAfee. Back of his par-ents he knows nothing of his ancestry. He worked hard, as a boy, on the farm in Crawford countyand there availed himself of such opportunities as the poor pub-lic schools of that day afforded. From boyhood he was studiousand adapted to lead, and does not remember the time when he. LLOYD DAVID McAFEE. GEORGIA EDITION 653 the value of education was appreciated. He secured his ele-mentary education at Greenville, Miss. After the family movedto Georgia, he attended Walden University for his literarydid not feel that his life work would he that of the conversion dates from the age of seventeen hut long beforethat the hoy was accustomed to preach to his playmates andwhatever died on the farm was sure of a funeral, if young Mc-Afee had his way. After his conversion, lie attended Ballard Normal school atMacon for two terms. He joined the Conference in 1894 at PortValley and was assigned to the Haynesville circuit in Houstoncounty. The following year he was sent to the Sraithville mis-sion. From Smithville he was promoted to the Camilla Stationand since then has had some of the hest appointments in theConference. He served the Albany station for two years, Bruns-wick two year
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