George Templeton Strong was a warden and vestryman at Trinity, and left some great color commentary of life in the parish in the 19th century! Here's one example:
How amusing! The more things change, the more they stay the same ... churches are almost always full of faction and scandal. I just learned this week about a dust-up at my parish of which I’d been totally unaware. Fortunately, it doesn’t affect me or my family.