1 9 1 6 ▁or ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Holland ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto , ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Buff alo ▁Railway , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁remain ▁for ▁over ▁thirty ▁years . ▁Initial ly ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁jan itor , ▁within ▁two ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁por ter , ▁then ▁P ull man ▁car ▁att endant , ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁att endant ▁of ▁the ▁VI P ▁car ▁used ▁by ▁TH & B ' s ▁president . ▁Holland ▁was ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁and , ▁unable ▁to ▁attend ▁university ▁full - time , ▁he ▁instead ▁studied ▁for ▁the ▁min istry ▁via ▁correspond ence ▁course . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁through ▁the ▁Pay ne ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Wil ber force , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Even ▁before ▁his ▁ord ination , ▁Holland ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁active ▁at ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁African ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁Sunday ▁school , ▁teaching , ▁singing ▁in ▁the ▁cho ir , ▁and ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁past or . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁church ▁reform ed ▁as ▁the ▁non - den omin ational ▁Stewart ▁Memorial ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Holland ▁was ▁its ▁minister . ▁He ▁retired ▁eleven ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁all ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁human itar ian ▁causes ▁and ▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁Holland ▁was ▁remembered ▁by ▁church ▁members ▁as ▁an ▁exception ally ▁kind