of 12, being licensed to preach in 1896, and soon after being ordained. In 1899 he was pastor of Tabernacle church. Floyd was also an agent of the International Sunday School Convention beginning at the Boston convention of the organization in 1896. In 1900, Charles T. Walker of Augusta's Tabernacle Baptist Church moved to lead a church in New York City, and Floyd, who had been his assistant, stepped in to lead the body. In 1901, Floyd became representative of the American Baptist Publication in Alabama and Georgia. In 1903 he received a degree of Doctor of Divinity from Morris Brown University. While a college student he taught school in the region during the summers and spent one year working in Boston. He returned south and served as principal of a public school in Augusta from the early 1890s into the late 1910s. Starting in 1915, Floyd was the corresponding secretary and the chairman of the publicity committee of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools then led by John Manuel Gandy. In 1918, the association established the National Note-Book quarterly magazine with Floyd its editor. Floyd was an outspoken proponent of religious education, industrial education, and labor rights. He also spoke in favor of limiting black involvement in politics, recommending focus on development and advancement of African Americans. This position was similar to that of Booker T. Washington, who influenced Floyd. Floyd was appointed secretary of the Colored State Food Conservation Board of Georgia by governor Hugh Dorsey in early 1918. Floyd became an important civic leader. In 1916, Floyd chaired the Colored Charitable Relief Fund in the aftermath of the Great Augusta Fire. Floyd and Walker were liaisons between the black and white communities in Augusta. After the death of his old friend and benefactor, J. B White, Floyd was a member of the committee to decide how his money would be spent, advocating for some of the money to be put towards the building of a new grammar school for black students. Politically, Floyd was a Republican and was a member of the Richmond County and State Executive Committees. Floyd’s published writings include a biography of Charles T. Walker, a children’s book titled Floyd’s Flowers, a book of sermons titled The Gospel of Service and Other Sermons, and numerous poems and articles in national publications including Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. In 1902 he was elected a member