▁in ▁J aff a , ▁the ▁Tem pl ers ▁offered ▁him ▁their ▁fellow ship ▁hall ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁acc ession ▁pre ach ▁to ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁con greg ation , ▁and ▁Sch la ich ▁accepted ▁However , ▁in ▁October ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁trav elling ▁and ▁fund - ra ising ▁in ▁Wür ttemberg , ▁Sch la ich ▁un ve iled ▁that ▁his ▁aim ▁is ▁pros ely t ising ▁among ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Tem pl ers , ▁who ▁felt ▁deeply ▁ins ult ed ▁to ▁be ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁breath ▁with ▁non - Christ ian ▁Muslim s . ▁So ▁the ▁relations ▁ch illed ▁down ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Tem pl ers ▁of ▁J aff a ▁and ▁Sar ona ▁intr igu ed ▁with ▁the ▁Sub lime ▁Por te ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁against ▁the ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁combined ▁Evangel ical ▁school ▁and ▁community ▁centre , ▁fin anced ▁by ▁gener ous ▁don ations ▁of ▁Braun ▁and ▁others . ▁So ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁corner stone ▁for ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁community ▁centre ▁was ▁delayed , ▁for ▁Tem pl ers ▁argued ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁site ▁would ▁be ▁under ▁dispute ▁So ▁William ▁II ▁and ▁August e ▁Victoria ▁could ▁not ▁attend ▁it . ▁▁ ▁German ▁Emperor ▁William ▁II , ▁his ▁wife ▁August e ▁Victoria , ▁protect ress ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association , ▁and ▁their ▁ent ou rage ▁stayed ▁in ▁J aff a ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 8 .