▁Their ▁travel ▁ag ency ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁accommod ated ▁the ▁imperial ▁guests ▁in ▁U st in ov ' s ▁" H ôtel ▁du ▁Par c ", ▁the ▁only ▁establishment ▁in ▁J aff a ▁regarded ▁su ited ▁for ▁them , ▁while ▁the ▁further ▁ent ou rage ▁stayed ▁in ▁Hotel ▁Jerusalem ▁( then ▁Se estra ße , ▁today ' s ▁Re ch ov ▁A uer bach ▁# 6 ; ▁ ר ח ו ב ▁ א ו א ר ב ך ) ▁of ▁the ▁Tem pler ▁Ernst ▁Har de gg . ▁Thus ▁William ▁II , ▁as ▁ ▁( S up reme ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁State ▁Church ▁in ▁Pr uss ia ' s ▁older ▁Provin ces ) ▁kept ▁the ▁balance ▁between ▁Tem pl ers ▁and ▁Evangel ical ▁Protest ants ▁at ▁his ▁visit . ▁▁ ▁All ▁German ▁citizens ▁hoped ▁after ▁the ▁visit ▁for ▁an ▁improvement ▁of ▁their ▁treatment ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁authorities , ▁but ▁in ▁vain , ▁the ▁tiny ▁community ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁only ▁played ▁a ▁marg inal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁German - O tt oman ▁relationship , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁ob f usc ated ▁by ▁quar rell ing ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital , ▁founded ▁by ▁Met z ler ▁and ▁run ▁since ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁by ▁Tem pl ers ▁and ▁Protest ant ▁de acon esses , ▁was ▁fin anced ▁by ▁a ▁health ▁ins urance , ▁which ▁provided ▁for ▁higher ▁contributions ▁by ▁Protest ants ▁and ▁lower ▁ones ▁for ▁Tem pl ers ,