Lala Lajpat Rai

“ Since then the organization which Dayananda founded has increased enormously, and numbered 243,000 members in 1911, having more than doubled since 1901.
The Arya Samaj aims at a thorough reformation of the religion of Hinduism. It advocates the abolition of the worship of Idols and desires that the Hindu religion should be restored to the pure and lofty Monotheism of the Vedas which it believes to be the sole source of religious truth. Mr. Blunt, I.C.S., in the census report for the United Province for 1911 calls it "the greatest religious movement in India of the past half century." ”

“ Professor Sidney Webb in the Preface which he has written to this book says—"I believe that this is the first book dealing with what may possibly prove to be the most important religious movement in the whole of India." The author, Mr. Lajpat Rai, gives a biographical account of the Swami Dayananda, who was the founder of the Arya Samaj, and died in 1883. ”

“ Literary Digest:—More interesting to Americans.
Outlook:—It (the Arya Samaj) deserves wide attention.
Christian Work:—"Carefully thought out and selected material" framed "into well-expressed phrases." ”