Monroe E. Dodd
| Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 8, 1878 Gibson County, Tennessee, USA |
| Died | August 6, 1952 (aged 73) Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Union University Baylor University University of Chicago |
| Occupation |
Southern Baptist clergyman; Pastor of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, 1912–1950 President of Southern Baptist Convention, 1934–1935 |
| Years active | 1904–1950 |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Savage Dodd |
| Children | Dorothy, Helen, Martha, Monroe Jr., and Frances (Lucille) |
| Parent(s) | William Henry and Lucy Williams Dodd |
Monroe Elmon Dodd, Sr. (September 8, 1878 – August 6, 1952), was an American Southern Baptist clergyman who was a pioneer radio preacher, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana, the founder of the former Dodd College, and the president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1934 to 1935. He is considered the father of the SBC Cooperative Program to fund foreign missionaries.
Dodd was born to William Henry Dodd and the former Lucy Williams in Brazil, a community ten miles east of Trenton, the seat of Gibson County, Tennessee, located between Memphis and Nashville. He was named in part for his paternal grandfather, James Monroe Dodd. As a youth, Monroe plowed with a three-yoke team of oxen on the family farm. Gibson County was recognized nationally in the late 19th century for its innovative use of new farm equipment. William Dodd was among the area farmers moving into the new age of agriculture. When he was thirteen, Dodd got into trouble, was whipped by his father, and ran away from home. He went first to Dyersburg in northwestern Tennessee, where he boarded a freight train headed to Paducah, Kentucky. He soon returned home.
Dodd's mother was active in the Primitive Baptist faith and provided a home atmosphere with prayers and Bible readings. While attending school in Brazil, Tennessee, Dodd was converted to Christianity and joined the Poplar Grove Baptist Church, having been 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'"
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