The evening was given over to community singing and to more speeches. All joined in a new song, “The Defeat of the Rebels of Lyons.” Couthon then favored the others with a solo, “The Foolish Homage to Saints.” Maignet followed with a softer number, “The Fond Ties of Marriage.” In a final speech, Couthon declared that the churches were henceforth to be used as schools, and that church buildings not needed for such purposes might be torn down by impoverished patriots, who could use the wreckage for building materials. That night the city was specially illuminated, “to enlighten the triumph of reason in the night.”