▁too ▁late ▁for ▁an ▁imperial ▁attend ance ▁in ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁corner stone . F o er ster ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁p . ▁ 1 0 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁Emperor ▁William ▁II ' s ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁R ede emer ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁on ▁Re formation ▁Day , ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁ent ou rage ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁J aff a , ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁ship . ▁However , ▁a ▁train ▁accident ▁on ▁the ▁J aff a – J er usalem ▁railway , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁interrupted ▁their ▁journey , ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁only ▁arrived ▁in ▁J aff a ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Thus ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁dign itar ies ▁among ▁them ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁corner stone ▁for ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁church ▁and ▁community ▁centre ▁in ▁J aff a , ▁among ▁them ▁Dr . ▁ ▁(* 1 8 3 2 – 1 9 0 1 * ), ▁Pr uss ian ▁minister ▁of ▁education , ▁cult , ▁culture ▁and ▁medicine , ▁the ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association , ▁D . ▁ ▁(* 1 8 3 1 – 1 9 0 3 * ), ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Supreme ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Council ▁and ▁General ▁Super int end ents ▁of ▁different ▁ecc les iast ical ▁provinces ▁within ▁the ▁Evangel ical