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# William Cameron Townsend

(1896–1982)   Missionary

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William Cameron Townsend was a missionary, best known for *Lazaro Cardenas*.

## Quick Facts About William Cameron Townsend

Born July 9, 1896

Died April 23, 1982

Profession Missionary

Notable works Lazaro Cardenas

## About William Cameron Townsend

William Cameron Townsend was an American Christian missionary-linguist and the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics.

##  Quotes by William Cameron Townsend

> [Proclaim the Word more and argue about it less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/proclaim-the-word-more-and-argue-about-it-less/)

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[Argue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/argue/)

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> [The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/the-greatest-missionary-is-the-bible-in-the-mother-tongue-it-needs-no/)

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[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/)

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> [The task of getting the Gospel in an adequate way to every ethnic person is tremedous. There is but one solution. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/the-task-of-getting-the-gospel-in-an-adequate-way-to-every-ethnic/)

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[Adequate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adequate/)

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> [Understanding Scripture in a language other than the heart language in which we think and experience emotion is "like trying to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cameron-townsend/understanding-scripture-in-a-language-other-than-the-heart-language/)

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[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/)

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