On the road they passed near the farm of the Mr. Tait, whom Elder Taylor had met at McGaffey's in Liverpool. Brother McGaffey thereupon proposed to Elder Taylor that they call upon him.
They found him at home, and when they arose to pursue their journey, he accompanied them, and insisted upon carrying the valise.
The conversation, we may naturally suppose, was upon the gospel and its principles.
They had not gone very far when they came to a "loch," the name which is given to a lake in that country. Upon nearing this, Mr. Tait spoke out to Elder Taylor, in the language of the eunuch to Philip ( Acts viii., 36): "See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?"
Elder Taylor replied: "If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest."
Mr. Tait answered: "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and I believe also the principles which you teach."
And right there, Elder Taylor baptized him, and confirmed him a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and ordained him a Priest.
Thus did the Lord bring about the fulfillment of the prediction which he had inspired His servant to make, and Mr. Tait was the first man baptized in Ireland, in this dispensation, by the authority of the holy Priesthood.