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In 1901 Gates designed the ''Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research'' (now [[Rockefeller University]]), of which he was board president. He then designed the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], becoming a trustee upon its creation in 1913.  Gates served as president of the [[General Education Board]], which became the leading foundation in the field of education.

In 1901 Gates designed the ''Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research'' (now [[Rockefeller University]]), of which he was board president. He then designed the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], becoming a trustee upon its creation in 1913.  Gates served as president of the [[General Education Board]], which became the leading foundation in the field of education.

By 1912, however, [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]] was taking control of philanthropic policies, with Gates slipping to send place.  Although Gates never quite lost his religion,<ref>But he says he felt no "deep sense of guilt. . .and little fear of hell." Gates (1977) p. 49</ref> he shifting the direction from religious charities to decidedly more secular pursuits like medical research and education.  Gates designed the China Medical Board (CMB) in 1914. Rather than viewing China through the traditional missionary lens of millions of heathens to be converted, Gates placed his faith in science. He complained the the missionaries in China were trapped in the "bondage of tradition and an ignorance and misguided sentiment in the supporting churches."<ref>Quoted in Baick (2004)</ref> They had made few converts and fumbled the opportunity to spread Western science.  There were hundreds of medical missionaries but they linked Western medical "miracles" to the teachings of Christianity. Instead of focusing on preventive health they urged sick and dying patients to convert.  Gates planned to take over the Peking Union Medical College and retrain missionaries there. Working at the intersection of philanthropy, imperialism, big business, religion, and science, the China Medical Board was his last major project.  Like [[Andrew Carnegie]] who offered pensions to retired professors if colleges would drop their religious affiliations, Gates proposed using Rockefeller money to make disturbing changes.

By 1912, however, [[John D. Rockefeller, Jr.]] was taking control of philanthropic policies, with Gates slipping to send place.  Although Gates never quite lost his religion,<ref>But he says he felt no "deep sense of guilt. . .and little fear of hell." Gates (1977) p. 49</ref> he shifting the direction from religious charities to decidedly more secular pursuits like medical research and education.  Gates designed the China Medical Board (CMB) in 1914. Rather than viewing China through the traditional missionary lens of millions of heathens to be converted, Gates placed his faith in science. He complained the missionaries in China were trapped in the "bondage of tradition and an ignorance and misguided sentiment in the supporting churches."<ref>Quoted in Baick (2004)</ref> They had made few converts and fumbled the opportunity to spread Western science.  There were hundreds of medical missionaries but they linked Western medical "miracles" to the teachings of Christianity. Instead of focusing on preventive health they urged sick and dying patients to convert.  Gates planned to take over the Peking Union Medical College and retrain missionaries there. Working at the intersection of philanthropy, imperialism, big business, religion, and science, the China Medical Board was his last major project.  Like [[Andrew Carnegie]] who offered pensions to retired professors if colleges would drop their religious affiliations, Gates proposed using Rockefeller money to make disturbing changes.

In 1924 Gates overreached, asking the Rockefeller Foundation Board to invest $265 million in the China Medical Board. The fantastic sum would make Chinese medical care the finest in the world, and would eliminate denominationalism influence from the practice of medicine and charity work in China. They refused and Gates became a victim of his own progressive emphasis on the "rule of experts;" the experts on China and medicine disagreed with him, he was marginalized and resignation from the CMB.<ref>Baick (2004)</ref>

In 1924 Gates overreached, asking the Rockefeller Foundation Board to invest $265 million in the China Medical Board. The fantastic sum would make Chinese medical care the finest in the world, and would eliminate denominationalism influence from the practice of medicine and charity work in China. They refused and Gates became a victim of his own progressive emphasis on the "rule of experts;" the experts on China and medicine disagreed with him, he was marginalized and resignation from the CMB.<ref>Baick (2004)</ref>