The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
MORE MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
How DIR. Flippo Came Near to Getting DR..
BOyd's New Suit.

Of the First Baptist Church:
ION another occasion | stepped into
store to purchase IN article, and was
met in q most polite and familiar man
ner by young man-one Of the clerks
who addressed as INC Mr.. Boyd. 1t was
the firm of fIeironimus & Brugh. TIA
young man was glad to sec me ana
ready to wait on me, calling me Mr..
Boyd all the time. While examining
the article remarked: You think YOU
arc talking to Mr.. Boyd, do you?"
'.'Oh, yes, sir, | know you, MIR. Boyd,
for go TO hear you preach every Sun
day night
"'Do YOU | replied
Yes, sir, every Sunday night
Well said to him, what do you
think Of my preaching, any way?'
&'Well, sir. he replied. Il think SO
well OF your preaching that 90 to hear
you Precautionary Sunday night.
1T was Monday. said to him. Did
sir, | did We'll, what was my text
Your text sir. WAS "lIe thatis not for
mo is against me- No sir said, my
text was by the Grace of God am what
| am, illustrated in the conversion and
life of John Bunyan. why its Mr.
Flippo, exclaimed the young man.
We'll, | heard you Sunday morning
anyway lie was much abashed, but
] told him i! brother Boyd would excuse
him, it would be all right with me.
but here is another case. This time
1t was woman. had heard of 81 case
of sickness in the suburbs Of tho city
and called to see the patient. The sick
person was a baptist, but not a men,
n ~ oh irpi of wi ich I
Soon after | entered the house OF the
sick lady ancighboring Methodist sister
came in and was delighted to see me.
Why, how DO you do, brother Boyd?
| am SO glad you have come TO see Mrs
You arc the only minister that
has been here. am SO glad you have
come. Mrs. is Baptist, YOU
know, ETC.. took it all in Here was
a sick Baptist sister neglected by Bap-
fist pastor, but the Methodist pastor had
come, &c. said: Yes, would have
come sooner if had been appraised of
the sisters extreme illness; that the
sister. being Baptist, didn't make any
difference with me; that | would come
just as promptly AM willingly to see 4
sick Baptist as any other child of God,
Sc
Then turned my attention to the
visiting Methodist sister. said my
sister, don't see you al church very
often nowadays, what's tho matter?
%, yes, brother Boyd. she replied. Il
go to church said don't see you.
You don't sec me ut at church, brother
Boyd? Whv how is that Because
you don't go, | replied. You don't go
to church often enough to know your
own pastor. You are calling mo brother
Boyd, and you think | an tho Methodist
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and my name is Flippo. You don't 20
to church often enough 70 identify your
own pastor.
There was no little embarra ssmcnt.
which was soon relieved however, by
religious service inLhe sick chamber
Tho latest instance OF mistaken
identity occurred not long before
Brother Boyd left the city ] was walk.
ing down Campbell street, when very
suddenly felt the emphatic presence
of hand on my shoulder and was
brought to a halt. Il have been trying
to catch up with you said the gentle
man who arrested me, for half an
hour want you to go to our place of
business and select tho style of collar
for your new coat and vest
"'Who gave the order:' l asked.
Don't You know about it?' he replied.
| said to him: What is your nance
%, what is my name? My name is
Revere, and you are Brother Boyd, he
replied. No. said, my name is Flippo.
but il it is all the same to YOU and
Brother Boyd. | will take the new coat
ard vest and will go at once 10 select
the style of collar
Excuse my blunder. he said, and
FASTENED away TO seek Brother Boyd.
Strange 20 say this same man two DAYS
after saw me across the street, hailed
me and came plunging through the mud
TO me and said: Mr.. Stonesifer wants
you TO call at once at our place of bust
ness and try on the new suit i will
go, | said, but just mt that instant Mr..
Revere discovered his mistake, begged
thousand pardons q would have let him
oifwith five hundred land said he couldn't
| tell me from Brother Boyd to save
his life. told him to go and beg Mr..
boyd's pardon and take my measure for
suit of clothes, and that would make
1T right with Brother Boyd and myself,
too. lie said he would. But the firm
has gone out OF business. II is in order
now to hear Brother Boyd's experience"
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