A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, pp 385-386.  [Warren County]

SHANDY A. HOLLAND.  Few men have been more warmly loved while living, or 
sincerely lamented when dead, than this meek and consecrated servant of 
Christ.  He was born in Warren County, Ky., Dec. 10, 1815.  At the age 
of 23 years, he professed faith in Christ, and was baptized into the 
fellowship of Salem church, in Christian county, by Robert Rutherford.  
Of this church he remained a member, except during one brief interval, 
until his death.  After serving his church as deacon, for a short time, 
he was licensed to preach, in November, 1845.  This involved him in great 
anxiety.  Feeling that he had no right to decline this duty, imposed by 
his church, and yet deeming himself unqualified to discharge it, he 
would often spend a whole night in weeping and pleading with God for 
direction and assistance.  But the church was constantly more strongly 
convinced that he was called of God to preach the gospel.  On the 3rd of 
August, 1847, he was ordained to the full work of the ministry, by 
Reuben Ross, Samuel Baker, Robert Williams, R. T. Anderson, Elisha 
Vaughan and R. W. Nixon.  The pastoral charges to which he was called, 
were the churches at Concord and South Union, in Christian county, Mt. 
Zion in Todd county, and Graysville.  These relations were pleasant to 
the pastor, and profitable to the churches.  In addition to his pastoral 
labors, Mr. Holland devoted much time to preaching, gratuitiously, to 
the destitute.  As he was eminently prosperous in his secular business, 
he devoted whatever he received for his ministerial labors, to objects 
of christian benevolence.  He was a business man of superior capacity, 
and without seeming to neglect his ministerial duties, he acquired an 
ample fortune.  But his worldly possession and his business talents were 
consecrated to the cause of Christ.  He was active in all the benevolent 
enterprises of his association, and contributed liberally to their 
support.  He finished his early course, June 13, 1872.

Holland Rutherford Ross Baker Williams Anderson Vaughan Nixon
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Christian-KY Todd-KY

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