Eulogy for Doris Orme

Eulogy for Doris Orme London, United Kingdom, 19. May 2015 Today I (William Haines) was blessed to officiate significant ancestor of the European movement. at the service to celebrate the life and entry into the Ursula later became the missionary to Spain. Doris heavenly realm of Doris Orme, one of the first continued to pioneer many cities and states in people in the Western world to accept the America bringing many people into the Unified Principle. This was the eulogy: Family. oris Barbara Walder was born in New In 1965 Doris had a revelation of being in Italy

D Jersey 8th January 1930. Her parents were Frederick and Hedwig Walder. Her father was a descendent of Frederick, the last Kaiser of Germany, and thus of Queen Victoria. She had a sister Norma and a brother Freddy. with the Pope. Miss Kim reported this to Father Moon who sent her to Italy. She set out in faith with just a suitcase and a $100 but no idea where she would stay. On the plane she sat next to a little old lady who invited her to stay with her in Rome. She introduced Doris to an Italian priest, Pastor Doris married and moved with her husband to Nua, who would say to Doris. ‘I am small potatoes; Oregon where she had two children Lori and Terry. you are big potatoes’. One day the priest saw Doris praying in front of Vatican and told her. “I’ve got a In 1959 she was introduced by a friend, Eileen ticket to sit with the Pope.” He gave it to her and so Welch (Lemmers), to Miss Young Oon Kim, a she went to sit with the Pope. The Pope wanted to Korean missionary sent to the United States by Sun start an ecumenical movement and in 1960 Myung Moon. Doris became one of the first appointed a priest from New Jersey, Father Thomas followers of Sun Myung Moon in the Western Stransky, to be one of the founding members of the world. With Eileen and Pauline Phillips Secretariat for the Promotion of Christian Unity. (Verheyen), she formed a group to study the The lady Doris was staying with introduced her to Principle with Miss Kim. They were all caught up Father Stransky and so Doris came to assist him in in the spirit and decided to become missionaries for the development of the ecumenical movement. God and moved with Miss Kim to San Francisco. They called themselves the Unified Family and In Rome Doris witnessed to Barbara Burrows, later established a network of centres and a pattern of van Praag, who became a very successful living and activities that came to spread throughout missionary in her own right. One of the first people the United States and later Europe. Barbara witnessed to was Marion Dougherty (Porter) who later went to lead the mission in In 1960 the small Unified Family celebrated the London. Doris witnessed to an Englishman, Martin Marriage Supper of the Lamb and shared a piece of Porter, who was a descendant of Edward the the cake that was brought from the event in Korea. Confessor. He later became the national leader of At this celebration they were very high in the spirit. Italy and was first blessed to Dawn Faroni whose Miss Kim came to call Doris “God’s Fireball’ father was a wealthy doctor who owned several because she was always on fire for God witnessing hospitals in Rome. Doris had healed Dawn by and bringing people to the Lord. Doris and Pauline teaching her the Principle. Her father went on to worked as waitresses in a restaurants and witnessed protect Doris from political opponents by testifying to their customers such as the district attorney that she was a woman of God. Doris also taught general and chief of police. June Darby from South Africa who went to London Doris later moved to Los Angeles where there was where she joined Sandra Pinkerton who had been a centre at Inglewood. There she witnessed to Zed sent as a missionary by Miss Kim. Robinson – an entertainer who sold everything to In 1967 Doris went to Amsterdam where she join and who funded Sun Myung Moon’s 1965 stayed with Teddy Verheyen on his canal boat. world tour to establish holy grounds. She also While she was there she became very sick and was witnessed to Teddy Verheyen who became the taken care of by the Vanderstock family in Laren. missionary to Holland and Ursula Schumann, a She recovered and the family was so impressed by very attractive and well educated German girl. her that they all joined. This family contributed Ursula herself witnessed to other Germans such as hugely to the development of God’s work in Peter Koch. Peter, Ursula went to Europe as several countries missionaries to Germany making Doris a

The following year Doris came to the United celebrate the 1100th anniversary of city and were a Kingdom. As the senior member she was offered huge success. the leadership of the Family by Marion Dougherty. In April 1978 the control of the UK movement Doris was invited to Findhorn by Anthony Brooke, passed into the hands of Father Moon and the Rajah Muda of Sarawak who she had met in subsequently a series of Korean and Japanese California. Brooke was taken by Miss Kim to meet leaders. Dories and Dennis went to the United Father Moon in Korea where he testified that he States to lead CARP and then to Germany where was the messiah. Brooke later became very well they successfully led the One World Crusade in the known for his work for peace and spirituality. In north region for three years. Findhorn Doris taught three chapters of the Divine Principle and Dennis Orme, who was living there at After that they moved to the United States where the time, received a revelation it was true as well as amongst other things they were IWs and church a revelation of Father Moon. Dennis left Findhorn leaders in Washington and California. In and followed Doris to London. He moved into the Washington Doris reached out to black churches centre in the Old Brompton Road where he joined where she sang gospel songs and won the respect June Darby, Patricia Hardman and her sister Eve, of the black community. Dennis and Doris were Bob Duffy, Alec Herzer, Ian Alexander, both awarded honorary doctorates from Howard Christopher Vipond Davies and others. University, which is the most respected black university in the United States, for their work in In 1969 Doris was blessed to Dennis and they under-privileged communities and for their stand remained devoted to each other for the rest of their for the right of African-Americans to be treated lives. In 1970 Doris was very happy to give birth to equally. Young Oon, the first blessed child in the western world whom she loved very much. In 1993 Doris received a revelation that they were now living in the direct dominion of God and were Over the following eight years they worked hard free to pursue their own spirituality without together with other members to revitalise and restriction for the golden age that is to come. Over evangelise the nation. Doris brought forth a the next few years Doris received a series of movement that was very inspired and filled with revelations which were published in a book. revelations and amazing activity. During these fruitful years many capable members joined and all In recent years the Ormes took a firm stand against the properties that form the basis of the movement the invasion of Iraq and strongly supported peace in the UK until this day were acquired. and the end of violence. Living in a staunchly Republican area they bravely spoke in support of Doris was a great crusade leader. Her teams Obama and Doris was very happy when he was travelled around Britain and Europe witnessing and elected the first black president of the United doubling in size as they went. She was a wonderful States. In summary Doris was an extraordinary singer and spirit filled preacher. The Unified person who loved God passionately and fought for Family singers entered the Reading Festival held to the souls of nations and continents.