"What about the Oasis Desert Fathers"
Did they baptize only believers by immersion? Probably not seeing that would muddy the drinking water or worse.
"Did they baptize only believers by immersion? Probably not seeing that would muddy the drinking water or worse."
Well, they were all Orthodox so of course they baptized by immersion! None of that sprinkling stuff for us! As for the water, well, they were Fathers, so the water never, ever, got muddy; It always stayed cool and clear. :)
Seriously, there are very many stories from the Desert Fathers about the pools near monasteries and how they would dry up when the monks got "rowdy" or forgot their obligations and returned when they got back in line. The presence of sweet water for those guys out in the Egyptian or Judean desert was a big deal as you can imagine. The water works they set up near the monasteries and even more so near the "cells" of hermits are impressive. The remains of them can be seen in many places over there, particularly on the flanks of Mt. Sinai above the Monastery of St. Katherine.