"[1] Dod funded his education at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) by teaching for a number of years, graduating in 1773 at the age of 33.
[1] He exhibited an uncommon proficiency in literature and sciences; he composed poetry, often breaking into verse in a dead language in his diaries.
[1] As a preacher, he spoke on the importance of sacred music, a subject he studied scientifically, and introduced "singing without reading the line" to his congregations.
[1] Dod's home was in a dangerous location near Fort Henry, perched on a steep rise with wooded valleys on either side.
[1] "Help me to take up my cross and follow Thee...I would desire nothing but to be Thine,-and that forever...Let no corrupt design lead me astray from the paths of simplicity and truth.