She was the editor of, The Little Christian, All Nations Monthly, and Bible Faith Mission Standard.

[4] Sarah attended but two terms of school after the death of her father and then was obliged to leave home to do housework for two years, after which she entered a shoe shop.

[3] When eighteen years of age, she felt called to gospel work and began to hold children's meetings, to write for religious papers, and to talk to assemblies in schoolhouses, kitchens, halls and churches.

Austin Wheeler Taylor (1843-1929),[4] a young minister from Byron, Maine, who afterwards went south to teach the Freedmen.

In January, 1869, Miss Paine went to Seabrook, New Hampshire, and gave herself wholly to gospel work, holding meetings evenings, and during each day, visiting from house to house, reading the Bible and praying with the families.

[4] For several years they held meetings together in the New England States, often in summer using a large tent for a church.

In 1875-76, Mrs. Taylor taught school in Atlantic City, New Jersey, preaching Sundays and having charge of a Sunday-school of about 200 members.

Mrs. Taylor was engaged in preaching, lecturing, writing, holding children's meetings, organizing Sunday-schools and doing missionary work.

[1][2] In 1897, Taylor, as president and business manager established the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Society of the Advent Christian Church.