▁The osoph ists ▁( ULT ). ▁ ▁C ros bie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Lower ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁L om aland , ▁Point ▁L oma , ▁California ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁in ▁building ▁a ▁the osoph ical ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁letter ▁To ▁all ▁open - mind ed ▁The osoph ists ▁about ▁his ▁thoughts ▁on ▁the ▁The osoph ical ▁Society . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁U LT ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁organization ▁had ▁no ▁pres idents ▁or ▁hier arch ical ▁structures . ▁Em phas izing ▁the ▁univers ality ▁of ▁the osoph y , ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁L odge ▁of ▁The osoph ists ▁states ▁in ▁part : ▁ ▁" It ▁regards ▁as ▁The osoph ists ▁all ▁who ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁true ▁service ▁of ▁Human ity , ▁without ▁distinction ▁of ▁race , ▁cre ed , ▁sex , ▁condition ▁or ▁organization , (... )" ▁▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁word ing ▁of ▁the ▁U LT ▁Dec laration ▁is ▁directly ▁derived ▁from ▁statements ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁William ▁Q . ▁Judge ▁and ▁H . P . ▁B lav at sky . ▁The ▁expressed ▁mission ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁L odge ▁of ▁The osoph ists ▁is ▁“ To ▁spread ▁broadcast ▁the ▁original ▁teach ings ▁of ▁The osoph y ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁H . P . ▁B lav at sky ▁and ▁William ▁Q . ▁Judge .” ▁