In Ontario, one day in late autumn, a stranger passed down a rural road with a bag of books. At every farm on the route he left a copy of "Grace and Truth," a gospel booklet written by W. P. Mackay.
Winter came and was almost half gone when one of the farmers happened to be at a neighbor's home. The neighbor was full of a wonderful new joy. He could not keep it to himself, and as soon as his friend arrived he began to tell him of the salvation that had come to his house. The neighbor listened in amazement and then asked: "Where did you learn all this?"
"Some man left a copy of a book at our house last fall. I never looked at it till lately, but a few weeks ago I read it. And now I am saved!"
"What was the name of the book?"
"Grace and Truth."
"Seems to me I've heard those words before, but I can't think where. Oh, yes, I remember, a man left a book by that name at our house. I've been tearing a page out of it every morning to wipe my razor while I shave. That's where I've seen those words."
"Is any of the book left?"
"Yes, it's about half left."
"You go right home and read it."
He went home and read it— and was saved through reading the half of the book that had escaped his shaving.