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Dodd's mother was active in the Primitive Baptist faith and provided a home atmosphere with [[prayer]]s and [[Bible]] readings. While attending school in Brazil, Tennessee, Dodd was converted to [[Christianity]] and joined the Poplar Grove Baptist Church, having been [[baptism|baptized]] on August 12, 1892. He intended to become a [[lawyer]] but was soon called to the ministry after the death of Allen Dodd, his younger brother. Allen confessed to Monroe: "The Lord has called both of us to be preachers, but now you will have to heed the 'call.'"<ref name=wilkins/>
Dodd's mother was active in the Primitive Baptist faith and provided a home atmosphere with [[prayer]]s and [[Bible]] readings. While attending school in Brazil, Tennessee, Dodd was converted to [[Christianity]] and joined the Poplar Grove Baptist Church, having been [[baptism|baptized]] on August 12, 1892. He intended to become a [[lawyer]] but was soon called to the ministry after the death of Allen Dodd, his younger brother. Allen confessed to Monroe: "The Lord has called both of us to be preachers, but now you will have to heed the 'call.'"<ref name=wilkins/>
In 1904, Dodd received both his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity degrees from Union University, a Baptist-affiliated institution in Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee. From the same university, he received a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1909 and, fulfilling his first childhood inclination, a law degree in 1930. In 1918, he obtained a second doctor of divinity degree from Baptist-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]]. He also did correspondence work through the [[University of Chicago]] and the Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland, near Cehster, [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=dict/>
In 1904, Dodd received both his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Divinity degrees from Union University, a Baptist-affiliated institution in Jackson in Madison County, Tennessee. From the same university, he received a Doctor of Divinity degree in 1909 and, fulfilling his first childhood inclination, a law degree in 1930. In 1918, he obtained a second doctor of divinity degree from Baptist-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]]. He also did correspondence work through the [[University of Chicago]] and the Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland, near Cehster, [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=dict/>
Dodd fought in the [[Spanish-American War]] in 1898.<ref name=dict/>
Dodd fought in the [[Spanish-American War]] in 1898.<ref name=dict/>