Leslie Diestelkamp does well in impressing on us the importance of proper use of the word church. We often refer to the building or edifice as the church. We usually mean church building, but that is not what we say. This recalls an experience I had in Poteau, Oklahoma. I was sitting in the Jenson Mattress Factory, "jawing" about a wolf-hunt, when a well-dressed Negro lady came in with a collection basket. She was collecting donations in order to build a kitchen in a church building. I told her it was not the business of the church to have a kitchen in the building. She responded by asking, "Whah is yo church?" I answered, "Several blocks south on Front Street." Turning towards the door with a lofty countenance she said, "Is that so huh . . . is that yo church? well, my church is made up of people!" My lower jaw dropped, but I couldn't get anything to come out. The Jenson brothers broke into laughter, I blushed and finally was able to say, "Well, she got me!"

It pays to speak accurately at all times. Careless use of terms may leave wrong impressions.

Truth Magazine VIII: 9, p. 16 June 1964