The era, Baptists, and Methodists consisted in general terms that Methodists baptize children, whereas Baptists only baptize adults and young people capable of understanding the faith. The Methodists perform baptism with immersion and pouring, while Baptists perform their baptisms only with immersion. The colonial congregational age and Calvinism referred to congregationalism as a form of ecclesiastical government rather than a doctrinal belief. Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes God's authority over all things.
