Complex sentence: He tried to introduce order into the religious services of his congregations, but met obstruction and opposition on the part of a former rabbi and his followers; not being able to withstand the persistent opposition, Ridvaz resigned his position ten months later.
Split into simpler sentences: He tried to introduce order into the religious services of his congregations, but met obstruction and opposition on the part of a former rabbi and his followers. Unable to withstand the persistent opposition, Ridvaz resigned his position ten months later.