Bricks of Babylon

Andrew Bonar, an 19th century preacher in Scotland, spoke on the "bricks of Babylon" and how every brick in Babylon had on it the king's stamp. So Bonar concluded, "everything we do should have the King's stamp on it." One of his hearers, a maid, was one day set to the tedious work of cleaning a feather bed. She was tempted to hurry the matter, but she said the "bricks of Babylon" kept ringing in her ears, and so she had to do the entire job faithfully. Another servant who had heard Bonar use that example said, "Well, I hate cleaning the knives, but I can't but do them thoroughly now."