Sermons & Devotionals by Timothy Shay Arthur

Who Are Happiest? Timothy Shay Arthur, 1852 "What troubles you, William?" said Mrs. Aiken, speaking in a tone of kind concern to her husband, who sat silent and moody, with his eyes now fixed upon the floor, and now following the forms of his plainly-clad children as they sported, full of health and... Read More

Buy Only What You Need Timothy Shay Arthur To buy nothing which you do not need, is a maxim as old almost as society itself. But it is also one that is continually slipping out of mind, and which cannot, therefore, be brought forward again too frequently. Spending money, in fact, is a vice common to... Read More

At Home Timothy Shay Arthur, 1858 A man's walk and life at home — always give the surest test of his profession. At home, few are disguises. The real quality manifests itself without disguise. If a man's wife, children, and servants, show no respect for his religious character — you may be pretty su... Read More

Haven't Time Timothy Shay Arthur, 1851 "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 "That boy needs more attention," said Mr. Green, referring to his oldest son, a lad whose wayward temper and proclivity to vice dema... Read More

Kate's Experiment By Timothy Shay Arthur, 1853 Kate Harbell, a high-spirited girl, who had a pretty strong will of her own, was about being married. Like a great many others of her age and gender who approach the matrimonial altar, Kate's notions of the marriage relation were not the clearest in the... Read More

The Power of Kindness Timothy Shay Arthur, 1851 "Tom! Come here!" said a father to his boy, speaking in tones of authority. The lad was at play. He looked towards his father, but did not leave his companions. "Do you hear me, sir?" spoke the father, more sternly than at first. With an unhappy face a... Read More

The Power of the Tongue! Timothy Shay Arthur "Death and life are in the power of the tongue!" Proverbs 18:21 Mr. James Winkleman shut the door with a jar, as he left the house, and moved down the street, in the direction of his office, with a quick, firm step, and the air of a man slightly disturbed... Read More

Obedience in Children Timothy Shay Arthur, 1851 I was visiting a lady, not long ago, for whom I have a particular regard. She is intelligent, vivacious, and exhibits none of those little faults which spring from inordinate self-love , and which are always so destructive of pleasant social fellowship... Read More

Two Systems of Child Training By Timothy Shay Arthur, 1853 "It's no use to talk; I can't do it! The idea of punishing a child in cold blood, makes me shiver all over. I certainly think that, in the mind of anyone who can do it, there must be a latent vein of cruelty in their hearts!" This remark was... Read More

The Hypochondriac Or, Job's Comforters Timothy Shay Arthur, 1851 Alas! I am cursed with a nervous temperament , and, as a consequence, am ever and always distressed with nervous fears of some direful calamity or painful affliction. I am a simpleton for this, I know; but then, how can I help it? I tr... Read More

The Gentle Warning By Timothy Shay Arthur, 1853 "Do not accept the offer, Florence!" said her friend Carlotti. A shadow of disappointment went over the face of the fair girl, who had just communicated the pleasing fact that she had received an offer of marriage. "You cannot be happy as the wife of H... Read More

The Prodigal Son! Timothy Shay Arthur, 1851 "You won't forget your mother, William?" Mrs. Enfield said, pushing aside the clustering locks from the fair brow of her boy, and imprinting thereon a fervent kiss. "Forget you, dear mother! Oh, no! I cannot forget my kind, good mother. How could I ever ce... Read More

The Quest for Happiness Timothy Shay Arthur, 1856 One of the most successful merchants of his day was Mr. Alexander. In trade he had amassed a large fortune, and now, in the sixtieth year of his age, he concluded that it was time to cease getting — and begin the work of enjoying . Wealth had always ... Read More

New Aims in Life Timothy Shay Arthur, 1856 "But there is within the human mind an active and powerful principle, which awakens the dormant faculties, lights up the brain, and launches forth to gather up from the wide realm of nature, the very essence of what every human bosom pines for, when it aspi... Read More

My First Sermon By Timothy Shay Arthur The long looked-for and nervously-anticipated day came. I was to preach my first sermon! It was one of the purest, brightest, calmest of June Sabbaths. Just three days before, a letter had come to me from a young clergyman, settled in a small village twenty mil... Read More

The Bitter Cup! By Timothy Shay Arthur "This cup is too bitter," said the lady — "Too, too bitter! I cannot drink of it." And a shudder ran through her frame. Her face was wan and troubled; her eyes red from a night of weeping. "But at last, it shall be sweet to the taste." "You mock me!" the lady e... Read More

Under a Cloud! By Timothy Shay Arthur "What a joyous creature!" said a friend, glancing, as he spoke, towards an attractive girl, whose laugh rang out at the moment, and went musically fluttering through the rooms. "It always does me good to meet the outflowing life of such a being. She is like a ru... Read More

The Temptation! Timothy Shay Arthur, 1851 CHAPTER 1. Mr. and Mrs. Algeron had resolved to give the first large "party of the season." They were rich, and could afford to lead off in splendid style — and this they intended to do. "It is time our invitations were out," said Mrs. Algeron to her husband... Read More

A Word to Husbands Timothy Shay Arthur Walking the other day with a valued friend who had been confined a week or two by sickness to his room, he remarked that a husband might learn a good lesson by being occasionally confined to his house, by having in this way an opportunity of witnessing the care... Read More

Don't Mention It! by Timothy Shay Arthur "Don't mention it again for your life!" "No, of course not. The least said about such things, the better." "Don't mention it for the world. I have told you in perfect confidence , and you are the only one to whom I have breathed it. I wouldn't have it get out... Read More