Elmer Bryan Stewart

Elmer Bryan Stewart was an American writer born in Indiana on August 16, 1865. Publicly available records identify him as the author of The Tithe, a religious work that later entered the public domain and is now available through Project Gutenberg.

Because reliable biographical material on Stewart is scarce, not much can be said with confidence about his wider literary career or personal life. What does stand out is the survival of The Tithe, which suggests an author interested in Christian teaching, stewardship, and the practical meaning of giving.

For modern listeners, Stewart is less a heavily documented literary figure than a voice preserved through one enduring book. That makes him an interesting example of how smaller religious writers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries can still find new audiences today.