100 THE KEV. H. D. GRISWOLD^ M.A._, PH.D., ON 



Ethically, there is one doctrine taught by Swami Dayanand, 

 and accepted by the Arya Samaj, which is most objectionable. 

 This is the doctrine of Niyoga, which may be described as a 

 virtual recognition of the principle of free love, sanctified by 

 a temporary arrangement. At the very best it can only be 

 characterized as temporary marriage. 



IV. The Order. 



Under this head will be given some information concerning 

 the history, organization, government, worship, methods of work 

 and statistics of the Arya Samaj. The history during the last 

 decade is a history of disunion, the Arya Samaj having split 

 up into two sections. The ostensible grounds of the split are 

 two-fold : (1) differences of practice with reference to the use 

 of flesh for food, and (2) differences in theory concerning the 

 proper policy to be pursued in higher education. From the 

 point of view of the first difference the two sections are called 

 respectively the " meat-eating " party and the " vegetarian " 

 party ; and from the point of view of the second, the " college " 

 party and the Malidtmd, or old-fashioned party. Both 

 differences run back into a still more fundamental difference 

 of opinion, namely, concerning the degree of inspiration and 

 authority to be assigned to the teachings of Swami Dayanand. 

 In this matter, the position of the College party, as the party 

 of light and culture, is liberal, while the attitude of the 

 Malidtmd party is conservative. The educational work of 

 each section is carried on in harmony with its special theory. 

 The " Cultured " party has a college at Lahore, the Dayanand 

 Anglo- Vcdic College, which it administers on modern lines and 

 with a considerable degree of efficiency. The MalidtwA party, 

 on the other hand, has an institution at Hardwar known as 

 the Gundcida, in which ancient ideals of education receive the 

 emphasis. The past decade has also been fruitful in biographies 

 of the founder of the Arya Samaj, no less than four having 

 been written within this period, and one of them a very 

 voluminous work. 



The organization of the Arya Samaj embraces the local 

 samaj or congregation, the provincial assembly, and (under 

 contemplation) a national assembly for all India. The con- 

 ditions of membership in a local samaj are (1) implicit faith in 

 the Arya " Decalogue " or Ten Principles, and (2) belief in the 

 canons of Vedic interpretation laid down by Swami Dayanand. 

 The candidate for membership must have reached the age of 



