▁school ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁he ▁studied ▁the ology ▁at ▁the ▁Imperial ▁University ▁Y ur iev ▁in ▁Dor pat . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Hoff nung stal ▁Par ish ▁and ▁vic ar ▁in ▁K ass el ▁( today , ▁V ely k ok om ar iv ka ) ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Both ▁par ishes ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Gl ück stal ▁district ▁near ▁Od essa . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁young ▁Past or ▁W ink ler ▁was ▁cons cript ed ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁chap lain . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁home ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁expressed ▁pro - G erman ▁feelings . ▁Appro xim ately ▁one ▁year ▁later , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁continued ▁German ▁spirit ▁and ▁conv ict ions , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁order ▁to ▁leave ▁Hoff nung stal ▁and ▁move ▁ 1 0 0   km ▁( 6 2 ▁miles ) ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁This ▁order ▁was ▁rev oked ▁through ▁the ▁inter session ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁official ▁in ▁Od essa . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁marriage ▁to ▁Fel icia ▁Henri ette ▁von ▁Hol mb ald ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁real ▁council ▁of ▁state ▁( W irk licher