Topic 5978: Q: 78. How is baptism rightly administered?
A: Baptism is rightly administered by immersion, or dipping the whole body of the person in water, # in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, according to Christ’s institution, and the practice of the apostles, # and not by sprinkling or pouring of water, or dipping some part of the body, after the tradition of men. #